Tobias Stranover (Circle), Exotic Birds In An Arcadian Landscape

Tobias Stranover (Circle), Exotic Birds In An Arcadian LandscapeThis early 18th century oil painting by an artist working in the circle of Transylvanian painter Tobias Stranover (1684 1756) depicts various exotic and ornamental birds within an Arcadian landscape. At the centre, a peacock perches upon a stone ledge, its long tail descending in a cascade of russet and green eyespots, while nearby stand a crowned crane, a scarlet macaw, a waterfowl, and a resting duck. Behind them, fragments of classical architecture

his constant supply of work paid for his own home

lace tie and braided jacket

she trained initially under Julius Jacob the Younger and then with landscape painter Bernhard Buttersack

Some scuffing around the edges due to its previous frame

Signed lower left and held within its original gilt frame

The portrait was previously housed at his studio

which increase in size as they reach the foreground

it was believed that tobacco had medicinal properties

Signed/dated lower left

who worked extensively in England

which is possibly when Kluge produced this atmosphere piece

Although his training was rooted in academic discipline