hildegardavon:(Atributed to) Alexander Wiskemann, active 1604-1622 (1580-1621?)Venus and Amor, n/d,
hildegardavon:(Atributed to) Alexander Wiskemann, active 1604-1622 (1580-1621?)Venus and Amor, n/d, oil on panel, 47x36 cmAlexander Wiskemann, a painter and draughtsman from Fulda, was among those who reached artistic maturity in this way. His rare autograph works reveal the extent of the stylistic influence exerted by the leading masters of the Prague school – Hans von Aachen and, in particular, Bartholomäus Spranger. Wiskemann’s drawing of Perseus, signed and dated 1609 (Bremen, Kunsthalle), springs directly from works by Spranger. The same observation applies for the drawing Minerva among the Muses (Düsseldorf, Kunstmuseum), which is a slightly modified version of an original by Spranger (see catalogue Prag um 1600. Kunst und Kultur am Hofe Kaiser Rudolfs II, Vienna 1988, vol. I, no. 258, p. 387–88). Wiskemann also executed a painted version of the same composition, now in the Strahov Premonstratensian monastery in Prague, which has close stylistic parallels with our Venus and Amor. Both works reveal a distinctly comparable handling of the figures and a similarly subtle and sensitive treatment of the material. Venus’ physiognomy with her high, smooth forehead and ornately plaited hair decorated with an exquisite pearl diadem is to be found in analogous form in the painting in Prague.Nicolaas Teeeuwisse -- source link