Still Life with a Boar's Head

Franz Werner von Tamm

Basic information

ID: Ж-1678
Author: Franz Werner von Tamm
Name: Still Life with a Boar's Head
Technique: oil painting
Material: duplicated canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 75 x 96

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: still life
Plot: Still life
Provenance: the Lubomirski collection
Exposition: Potocki Palace

Information about author

Author: Franz Werner von Tamm
Artist's lifetime: 1658–1724
Country: Germany
Biography: Franz Werner von Tamm was a German artist who worked in Italy and Austria. He studied in Hamburg under Dietrich von Sosten (1669–1695) and Johann Joachim Pfeiffer (1662–1701). Initially, the artist leaned towards historical painting but later focused on still lifes. He occasionally worked with Pieter van Bloemen (1657–1720) and Carel de Vogelaer (1653–1695) before becoming a follower of Carlo Maratti (1625–1713), who painted the figures in his still lifes. While in the Italian capital, Tamm joined the Dutch artist group "Schilderbent", where he was named "Dapper". Through Maratti, he received commissions from Roman patrician families, and their patronage made the artist well-known in Spain, France, England, and Germany. Tamm created floral still lifes in the Roman-Dutch tradition of Mario de Fiori and became a master in this field.

Object description

The painting is a thematic hunting still life. According to one version, this canvas may belong to the brush of Johann Georg de Hamilton (1672–1737), an 18th-century artist from the Southern Netherlands who worked in Austria.

Legal regulation

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