4.4 Still-Life in Munich
Now we have discussed the landscape art in Munich in-depth as a school example, we can treat the still-life painters somewhat more succinctly. There are only two who can put up a claim for our attention. The first is Johann Amandus Wink (1748/54-1817), whose flower paintings partly follow the usual manner of Jan van Huijsum and Rachel Ruysch [1-3], and partly emulate the Flemish flower garlands of a Jan Pauwel Gillemans II [4].
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Johann Amandus Wink
Roses, forget-me-nots, convolvuli and other flowers with butterflies on a stone ledge, dated 1798
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Johann Amandus Wink
Roses, forget-me-nots, a tulip, convolvuli and other flowers with butterflies on a stone ledge, dated 1798
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Johann Amandus Wink
Still life with fruit and flowers, snails and butterflies on a marble ledge, dated 1795
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Johann Amandus Wink
Still life with squirrel on a stone ledge with fruit, before a medallion garlanded with flowers, dated 1794
The second is Theodor Mattenheimer (1787-1856) [5-6], who, as gallery supervisor of Augsburg, Bamberg and Munich, had plenty of opportunity to get acquainted with the Dutch masters in this discipline.
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Theodor Mattenheimer
Still life with flowers in a glass vase, with apricots and a butterfly, dated 1831
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Theodor Mattenheimer
Fruit still life, dated 1231