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MICHAEL HERR
(1591 Metzingen - 1661 Nuremberg)
Paradise
Pen and black ink, brush and black and gray washes, 195 x 307-311 mm.
Inscribed in black ink below. "MH A. 1635 Nürnberg?" (left) "MH"
(right). Bears an inscription on the verso: "A. d. Gr. Sternberg -
Manderscheidschen Samlg. / lg (?) MH. 1635 Manherg?" (translated:
from the collection of count Sternberg - Manderscheid /….)
Provenance: Collection of count Franz Joseph Graf von
Sternberg-Manderscheid (1763 -1830)
Cronos (= time) is depicted asleep, so time is standing still. Naked
men and women of all ages as well as animals are enjoying life in a
fertile landscape. There are good reasons why this image of an
absolute peace was drawn during the War of Thity Years'.
Literature on Michael Herr:
Silke Gatenbröcker, Michael Herr (1591 - 1661). Beiträge zur
Kunstgeschichte Nürnbergs im 17. Jahrhundert. Mit Werkverzeichnis. (including
a catalogue raisonné) Münster 1996 |
