Large-scale Majestic Landscape with Reading Philosophers - Jacob Gollman - Prints and hangings

【Picture 1 - Picture 3 is the original picture】 [Figure 4 - Portrait of Gauermann by his son Friedrich Gauermann (1807 ~ 1862), 1833. Collection of the Schönbrunn Museum, Vienna. 】 Author: Jacob GAUERMANN (1773 ~ 1843) Name: [Die grosse heroische Landschaft mit den beiden lesenden Philosophen] (Die grosse heroische Landschaft mit den beiden lesenden Philosophen) Attribution: None, trial print before artist's signature. Andresen I/III. Technique: Etching. Year: 1806. Dimensions: 32.5 x 47 cm (screen). 40 x 51 cm (including cardboard). Remarks: with double-layer cardboard mounting (without frame) No.: P K-068 about the author: Before introducing this etching work [Large-scale Chongwei Landscape with Reading Philosophers], we must first understand the development of Vienna's landscape art. Vienna is an important city of literature and art in Europe. In the past, it was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, where the emperor's palace is located, and it is naturally a gathering place of humanities. In 1692, the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts (Akademie der bildenden Künste) was established, drawing mostly art from Western Europe and taking classical theory as its criterion. In 1767, Franz Edmund Weirotter (1733-1771) became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and introduced landscape painting into the curriculum for the first time. He studied in Paris and was influenced by the French tastes of the time, with a preference for seventeenth-century Dutch art. After that, Johann Christian Brand (1722~1795) took over his position. Although he painted the scenery of the suburbs of Vienna and put a large piece of nature into the center of the picture, the overall expression still did not lose the flavor of the Netherlands. His student Martin von Molitor (1759~1812), following in the footsteps of his predecessors, used the forests and woods scenes typical of the Netherlands and Flanders into his paintings, while the actual landscapes were derived from From the Vienna Woods in the Danube region. Strictly speaking, the artist who made this etching, Jakob Gauermann (1773 ~ 1843), although classified in the Vienna School of Landscape Painting, was not from the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. His hometown is Oeffigen, South Germany. His father was a local carpenter. At the age of 13, after his mother died, he was sent to be an apprentice with a relative of the stonemason, and he used his spare time to paint. The Archduke of Wuttenberg noticed his talent for painting and sent him to study at the Karlsakademie, which he founded. This academy is full of talents, and Schiller, the great German poet, is one of the students. Three years later, Gorman left the academy and traveled to Switzerland under the sponsorship of an artist from Stuttgart to sketch. Nosuke, open your eyes. In 1798, at the age of 25, Gorman went to Vienna to seek new opportunities. This foreign painter was sponsored by Anton Walter (1752 ~ 1826), a well-known piano maker in Vienna at that time, and his friends, and gradually gained a firm foothold, and later became Walter's son-in-law. However, the opportunity for Gorman to establish his own style in art came when he met the Viennese landscape master Martin von Molitor. In 1802, Molitor admired Gorman's talent and asked him to serve as his assistant on a trip to Tyrol, Switzerland, to sketch. Since then, Gorman has broken through barriers and established his own style. He has a faithful understanding and expression of natural creations, and also presents a unique calm and harmony. In 1811, Archduke Johann of Austria (Johann Baptist Josef Fabian Sebastian von Österreich, 1782 ~ 1859) commissioned him to paint the countryside of Steiermark, Austria. In 1818 he became a court painter until his death. For his achievements, he was given a tomb of honor after his death and was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery. There is also an alley (Gauermanngasse) named after him in the Old Town of Vienna. Introduction of works: In this 1806 etching [Large-scale Chongwei Landscape with Reading Philosophers], Gorman shows his unique way of handling the landscape, using the former Poussin (Nicolas Poussin, 1594~1665) Chongwei or heroic The landscape (heroische Landschaft), which incorporates new qualities, also breathes rich life into the German Romantic landscape. This kind of majestic scenery usually integrates Greek mythological figures or stories from the Bible into a landscape full of tension, and also establishes certain artistic expression standards. Gorman himself made twelve etchings of landscapes in Poussin's style, and Poussin's influence on him can be seen. However, in this print, Gorman brings local characteristics into the picture, and can see the local alpine scenery of Austria. In addition, he gave the trees a strong dynamic, thus adding life to the picture. However, through the characters in the scene, in the foreground there are two sages lying on the grass, one of them is holding a scroll and seems to be thinking, across a stream, a shepherd is looking at his flock under the shade of a tree, Let the picture have a strong peace and tranquility. In the distant view on the left side of the picture, a building with a classical structure can be identified. These arrangements are reminiscent of the Academy of Athens in ancient Greece, but there are still differences from the traditional Chongwei landscape category. The proportions of Gorman's figures and buildings in the natural creations have become smaller, as if they have disappeared into nature, or become one with nature. Unlike the previous scenery, the characters are still the protagonists. This new method combines the pastoral and heroic flavors. With the changes in social reality, the German romantic landscape in the nineteenth century gradually moved away from the ideal landscape composition dominated by human figures, and instead laid out the visible landscape that can be rendered with all its strength. Natural landscape. *If you have any details, please send a message to contact the designer *The main products of this design hall are Western antiques, old jewelry, and old European original prints. Old products will inevitably have traces of historical years, but they are cleverly placed according to personal taste, and they can promote an extraordinary life. Taste and aesthetic concept. 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