Second third of the 19th century, fine large and decorative oil on canvas. Ferdinand Zschäck, signed lower left

Ferdinand Zschäck, signed lower left, Ghota, Thuringia, second third of the 19th century, fine and decorative oil on canvas. View of the mountains and the Thuringian Forest, with river and castle. Painting from the mature Biedermeier period with romantic taste, of excellent pictorial quality; excellently preserved and of great visual impact even considering the remarkable dimensions. Original Biedermeier period frame gilded with leaf and ebonized, restored to perfection. Minimal and extremely localized conservative restorations. Overall dimensions cm. 149 x 116, canvas only cm. 128 x 88. In the last photo, observe the beauty of this painting imagined in a modern fantasy furnishing context created digitally. Ferdinand Zschäck, also called Schäck, was a German painter specialized in landscapes. Born: 21.12.1801 in Eisenberg - Died on 31.12.1877 in Gotha (Thuringia). Active from 1816 to 1877 in Germany. He was born in Eisenberg, and after studying and working as a porcelain painter, he arrived in Gotha at the age of 20 and from 1839; he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Dusseldorf. Then, after graduating, he continued to reside in Gotha, at the court of Ernest II who commissioned many works from him. He was the first landscape painter to show us in many paintings the beauty of the Thuringian forests. He arrived in Gotha at the age of 20 and at the age of 38, he joined the Dusseldorf Academy. There he began to attract the attention of the masters. His paintings, which he partly sent to Ghota, were pleasing to the Duke, for whom he began to paint. An important painting of his "hunting in the forests of Inselsberg" is kept in the castle of Reihardsbrunn. Most of his other paintings found a place in the royal castles of England and Portugal, so his painting remained rare in his homeland. He died in December 1877 and was buried in the Galberg cemetery in Gotha. Literature: Gothaer Gedenkbuch, G. Schneider, 1909, Page 173 His main works kept in public galleries: Hörselberg Ferdinand Zschäck, Friedenstein castle - Museum of the history of art of Hörselberg Luther on the way to Wartburg Ferdinand Zschäck, 1843, Gotha, Friedenstein Castle Museum Ferdinand Zschäck, around 1850, Drawing of Friedenstein Castle - Museum of the history of art of Ghota Nine views of Gotha Ferdinand Zschäck (attributed), Museum of the history of art of Ghota Callenberg Castle: view from the window of the noble floor, oil on canvas Rosenau Castle (Bavaria). View of Rosenau Castle In accordance with the provisions of the New Code of Cultural Heritage, the selling company provides at the time of sale detailed written photographic guarantee of originality and provenance of the works sold. The data with which the works are described and then contained in the written guarantees are express determinations resulting from accurate and documented technical / historical / artistic investigations, even of expert importance. Our gallery of antique paintings. Click on the link below: Princess Sissi ® antiques. High antique gallery in Udine