Franz Werner Von Tamm also known as Monsù Daparait (Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1754) Attributed to
Still life of fruit with a green woodpecker
Oil on canvas (58 x 74 cm. - Framed 76 x 92 cm.)
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This magnificent still life (of which the pendant is also available - link -), depicts a composition of fruits, arranged on a dark background, including two melons, a bunch of white grapes, freshly picked plums with dew drops still on their leaves, chestnuts still in their husks, and peaches. A charming bird, specifically a green woodpecker, is depicted at the top.
This is an extremely fascinating work, thanks to its detailed and realistic style, whose harmonious composition and masterful use of color and light give the objects greater plasticity against the dark background. Each fruit represented in the work is meticulously painted, capturing texture, shape, and color with great precision, with a detailed approach that creates a sense of realism, making the objects almost palpable.
The compositional taste of the canvas allows us to easily attribute its paternity to a master trained in the vibrant Roman Baroque of the 17th century, specifically Franz Werner von Tamm, known as Monsù Daparait (Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1754), as it fully exemplifies his specific peculiarities, both in terms of execution and invention.
Von Tamm was certainly one of the most diverse personalities among the many still life painters, both Italian and foreign, active in Rome, where he had a highly successful career. Thanks to his friendship with the figure painter Carlo Maratti, Tamm worked for great aristocratic collectors such as the Pallavicini, Falconieri, and Spada families. These important commissions from patrician families spread his fame throughout Europe: Spain, France, England, and Germany. Brief stays in Florence and Venice followed, and then his appointment as court painter in Vienna by Emperor Leopold.
To support the attribution, we illustrate below some compositions with the same theme by the painter.
Below are two works, with the same dimensions and type of composition as ours, which could particularly be complements to the series or created concurrently:
- Still life of fruit (Alte Pinakothek Munich): https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/JzG60p2xWO#&gid=1&pid=1
- Still life of fruit with a snail (Alte Pinakothek Munich): https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/rqxNrgjxvW/franz-werner-von-tamm/fruechtestueck
Furthermore:
- Still life of fruit with melons and figs, c. 1690, (Hamburger Kunsthalle Museum): https://rkd.nl/images/281635
- Still life with white rabbit, dated 1691 (State Museum Karlsruhe): https://rkd.nl/images/279511
- Still life of fruit with game, dated 1720 (Belvedere Gallery Museum Vienna): https://rkd.nl/images/288916
- Still life with apple tree (National Museum in Warsaw): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tamm_Still_life_with_a_musk_melon.jpg
- Still life of fruit (Alte Pinakothek Nuremberg): https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/8MLv9gyxz3/franz-werner-von-tamm/fruechtestillleben
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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