Artwork
Blumenstück (Rote Levkojen)
Blumenstück (Rote Levkojen) is an unspecified painting by the Rococo painting artist Jan Kašpar Hirschely. It dates from 1719 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The specific title, Blumenstück (Rote Levkojen), identifies the primary botanical subject as red stock flowers (Levkojen).
Created in 1719 by Jan Kašpar Hirschely, this work is a still life painting that depicts flowers. The specific title, Blumenstück (Rote Levkojen), identifies the primary botanical subject as red stock flowers (Levkojen). As a floral still life from the early eighteenth century, the composition focuses on the representation of these blooms.
The available records confirm the genre and the specific flower type portrayed but do not provide further details regarding additional iconographic elements, symbolic interpretations, or the broader philosophical meaning intended by the artist.
Technique & Style
Blumenstück (Rote Levkojen) is an oil painting on canvas created in 1719 by Jan Kašpar Hirschely. It measures 59 centimeters in height by 43.4 centimeters in width and depicts a bouquet of red carnations. The work is executed in the still life genre and was painted in Munich, where Hirschely was active as a court painter.
The canvas support is typical of early 18th-century easel painting, and the composition features a tightly arranged floral arrangement with visible brushwork that emphasizes texture and color contrast. The painting is currently housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
History & Provenance
Blumenstück (Rote Levkojen) by Jan Kašpar Hirschely is held in the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is on view at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. The painting, dated 1719, is catalogued within the museum's holdings of still-life works.
No specific exhibition history is recorded in the available sources beyond its placement in the permanent collection of the Alte Pinakothek.
Overview
Blumenstück (Rote Levkojen) is a 1719 still life painting by Jan Kašpar Hirschely, featuring a solitary potted plant as its central subject.
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