Still life of fruit with green woodpecker, attributed to Franz Werner Von Tamm, also known as Monsù Daparait (Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1754). Oil on canvas (58 x 74 cm - Framed 76 x 92 cm) (LINK full details) This magnificent still life (of which the matching pendant is also available - link -), depicts a composition of fruit, arranged on a surface against 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 burr, and peaches. At the top is a charming bird, specifically a green woodpecker. It is an extremely fascinating work, thanks to the detailed and realistic style, and with its harmonious composition and the masterful use of color and light, gives 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 style of the canvas allows us to easily trace the authorship to a master trained in the fervent seventeenth-century Roman Baroque, specifically Franz Werner von Tamm, known as Monsù Daparait (Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1754), as it fully exemplifies his specific peculiarities, both from an executive and inventive point of view. Von Tamm was certainly one of the most diverse personalities in the large number of still life painters, Italian and foreign, active in Rome, carrying out a very successful career in the Papal City; thanks to his friendship with the figure painter Carlo Maratti, Tamm worked for the great collectors of the aristocracy such as the Pallavicini, the Falconieri and the Spada; important noble commissions that spread his fame throughout Europe: Spain, France, England, Germany. This was followed by brief stays in Florence and Venice, and then appointment as court painter in Vienna by Emperor Leopold. To support the attribution reference, 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 in particular be the complements of the series or made at the same time: - Still life of fruit (Alte Pinakothek München): https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/JzG60p2xWO#&gid=1&pid=1 - Still life of fruit with snail (Alte Pinakothek München): 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 (Karlsruhe State Museum): https://rkd.nl/images/279511 - Still life of fruit with game, dated 1720 (Galerie Belvedere Vienna Museum): 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 Nürnberg): https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/8MLv9gyxz3/franz-werner-von-tamm/fruechtestillleben ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is completed by an antique wooden frame and is sold with a certificate of authenticity and a descriptive iconographic sheet. We handle and organize the transport of purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Contact us for any information, we will be happy to answer you. Also follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/