Alexander The Great At Achilles' Tomb - Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (1609 - 1694) Signed And Date

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Johann Heinrich Schönfeld
(Biberach an der Riss 1609 - Augsburg 1694)
Alexander the Great at Achilles' Tomb

signed and dated lower left'Schönfeld 1672'

oil on canvas (cm) 70 x 94
with frame 82 x 107

Provenance:
- Dorotheum Vienna, 'Old Master Paintings', 14th April 2008, lot 102. Estimate 25.000-35.000 €
- Private Collection, Germany

We are proud to offer this jewel (signed and dated) by Johann Heinrich Schönfeld, one of the most eminent German painters of the Baroque period, which represents a fascinating episode on the life of Alessandro Magno, based on the history of Plutarch.

In particular, in the center of a spectacular architecture populated with many characters, emerges the figure of Alexander the Great, visiting the Achilles' tomb surmounted by an obelisk. German artist of noble origin, Schönfeld has long spent his career in Italy.

He was first in Rome, under the patronage of Prince Orsini, influenced by the classicist trends Nicolas Poussin, then in Naples, where he made his reinterpretation of the luminism of the matrix of Caravaggio. The years in Italy have matured in him the passion for the historical themes related to classical mythology, which he would have maintained throughout his career.

His compositions are articulated in wide and often open spaces, with a theatrical imprint, where the plays of the characters play an important role in the transmission of the narrative meaning.

Our painting is distinguished by virtuosity and modernity in the study of colors, where light and delicate tones, vibrant features and a strong direct light make the figures evanescent, almost vibrant.

Painter, little known, given the rarity of works on the antique market, Schönfeld has a significant presence with his paintings in international museums;

Works
* Allegory of Time (Chronos and Eros), oil on canvas, circa 1630, Rome, National Antique Art Gallery
* Alessandro il Grande at Achilles' Tomb, circa 1630, Rome, National Antique Art Gallery
* Adoration of the Holy Trinity, 1647-1649, Paris, Louvre Museum
* Christ on the Mount of Olives, circa 1670-1675, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum
* The Sabine Rat, circa 1633, St. Petersburg, Hermitage Museum
* Fall of Fetonte, to 1635-1637, Rome, Palazzo Barberini
* The triumph of David, circa 1640-1642, Karlsruhe, Staatliche Kunsthalle
* The Triumph of Venus, oil on canvas, 1640-1645, Berlin, Staatliche Museen
* The massacre of the innocent, circa 1644- 1645, Biberach an der Riß, Musée Braith-Mali Museum

The painting is in a very good state of preservation, accompanied by a carved, lacquered and gilded wooden frame.

The painting, like all our object, is sold with a certificate of authenticity with a photographic documentation.

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