Germanic (German, Austrian, Swiss) Baroque
(ca. 1600-1750)

Works from what is now Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Generally akin to the Dutch and Flemish works.

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Angermeyer, Johann Adalbert. German/Czech. 1674-1740

[a] Still Life with Lizard and Tree Frog. 1736 Medium: Oils on tin Mushroom description: Leccinum aurantiacum and Suillus luteus under a hazel bush Location: Staatliches Museum, Schwerin, Germany (inventory no. G 269) Reference: Das Stilleben und sein Gegenstand. Exhibition Catalog. Dresden. 1983. Mentioned in Wasson, G. and V. Mushrooms, Russia, and History. NY: Pantheon Books. 1957.

• [b]
• Still Life with Roses, Snowballs, Tulips, Grapes and Fungi with Bullfinches and Other Birds in an Extensive Landscape
• Mushroom description: Two mushrooms in foreground, perhaps Hydnum repandum
• Location: Unknown
• Reference: Gabrius website

Byss, Johann Rudolf. Swiss. Chur, 1660-1738

• Birds in Nature (Vögel in der Natur) I and II. 1704
• Medium: Oils
• Location: National Gallery, Prague
• Mushroom description: Armillaria, Paxillus, Pleurotus, various russulas and cf. Agaricus in a forest with birds
• Reference: Mentioned by C. Kosina. 1988.

Dallinger, Franz Theodor. Austrian. 1710-1771

• [a]
• Still Life with Vegetables and Asparagus (Stilleben mit Gemüse und Spargel). 1745
• Mushroom description: Russula, Lactarius and other agarics in foreground
• Location: National Gallery, Prague
• Reference: Skubla. Tajonmé Huby. Bratislava. 1989.

• [b]
• Still Life with Vegetables and Mushrooms (Stilleben mit Gemüse und Pilzen). 1745
• Mushroom description: Russula species, Lactarius deliciosus and other agarics in foreground
• Location: National Gallery, Prague
• Reference: Skubla. Tajonmé Huby. Bratislava. 1989.

Ehret, Georg Dyonisius. German. 1710-1770

• Cep Mushrooms with Damsel Dragonfly
• Mushroom description: Three boletes with reddish-brown cracked cap and red pores, one a button
• Location: Private collection
• Web: Bridgeman Art Library

Falch, Johann. German. 18th century

• Forest Floor Still Lifes: a Snake Attacking a Frog with a White Cabbage, a Snail, Thistles and Forget-Me-Nots on a Rocky Bank
• Mushroom description: Two large red mushrooms
• Location: Unknown

Flegel, Georg (Circle of). German. 1566-1638

• Still Life with a Wine Glass, Oranges, a Plate of Mushrooms, and a Silver Serving Dish with Sugar Confectionery
• Medium: Oils on canvas; Size: 50 x 39.5 cm.
• Mushroom description: A bowl of red mushrooms in the background, indistinct, perhaps Boletus edulis
• Location: Unknown
• Web: WikiMedia Commons

Hälszel, Johann Baptist. German. 1710-1777 d. Vienna

• [a]
• Goldfinches Feeding a Nest, with Lizards on a Forest Floor; and a Snake Attacking a Bird's Nest of Eggs, with Mushrooms and Wild Strawberries
• Mushroom description: A single gilled mushroom. Possibly an Agaricus or Cortinarius
• Location: Unknown
• Reference: Gabrius website

• [b]
• Still Life with Birds and Mushrooms. Signed 1772
• Medium: Oils on copper; Size: 50 x 43.8 cm.
• Mushroom description: Two brown agarics with inrolled cap margin and decurrent gills
• Location: unknown
• Reference: Dorotheum auction. Wednesday, April 16, 2008. [Lot 291]
• Web: Artnet

Hamilton, Karl Wilhelm De. German. 1668-1754

Note: A large number of a still lifes containing mushrooms have been attributed to K. W. Hamilton. Please go to the complete listing under Hamilton. Here we include a few samples of his work.

• [a]
• Still Life with Flowers, Snake, Lizard, Frog, Snail, Dragonfly, Butterfly and Mushrooms
• Mushroom description: A group of colored agarics and chanterelles
• Location: Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany

• [b]
• Plants with Amphibians and Insects (Pflanzen mit Anphibien und Insekten)
• Medium: Oils on canvas; Size: 39.8 x 28.4 cm.
• Mushroom description: Boletus cf edulis s.l. (B. aestivalis) on right
• Location: State Gallery, Stuttgart
• Reference: Steensma, S. Otto Marseus van Schrieck Leben und Werk. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag. 1999.

• [c]
• Still Life of Hunt with Fox and Birds (Jagtstilleben mit Fuchs und Vögeln) 1751
• Mushroom description: Four boletes and agarics in right foreground
• Location: State Museum, Schwerin, Germany
• Note: Seen by Hanns Kreisel in Special Exhibit, Güstrow, 1995

• [d]
• Hamilton, K. W. (attributed to)
• Hunt Scene with Falcon and Heron
• Mushroom description: Lactarius volemus and Cantharellus cibarius
• Location: Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna
• Note: Seen by Hanns Kreisel in 1997

Hoffmann, Samuel. Swiss. 1595-1649

• Dead Hares, a Pheasant, Funghi, a Melon, Pomegranates, Asparagus, a Basket of Grapes and a Salver with Pewter Plates on a Shelf
• Location: Unknown
• Mushroom description: Four Amanita caesarea
• Reference: Gabrius website

Kauw, Albecht. Swiss. 1616-1681

• Large Still Life With Sitting Woman
• Medium: Oils on canvas; Size: 121 x 180 cm.
• Mushroom description: Two parasol mushrooms (Macrolepiota procera), one showing a curious caligate (booted) stipe, tapering downward
• Location: Unknown. Auctioned by Gallerie Koller, Zurich, 2005
• Web: Artcult

Libalt, Gottfried. German (active in Hamburg). 1610-1673

• Kitchen Still Life (Küchenstilleben)
• Mushroom description: Four gilled mushrooms with red caps in foreground
• Location: Unknown
• Reference: Gabrius website

Mignon, Abraham. German. Frankfurt 1640-Wetzlar 1679

• [a]
• Flowers, Animals and Insects
• Medium: Oils
• Mushroom description: Several Agaricus species
• Location: Musées Royaux des Beaux-Artes de Belgique, Bruxelles, Belgium
• Reference: Haak. Die Goldene Zeit.... Cologne. 1984. S. Killermann, 1927.

• [b]
• Shore Scene with Flowers (Uferlandschaft mit Blumen)
• Medium: Oils
• Location: Staatsgalerie, Bamberg, Germany
• Mushroom description: Coprinus species and other capped mushrooms on the ground in foreground of a wood scene
• Reference: Goldberg, Gisela, an der Hieden, Rudiger. Staatsgalerie Bamberg. Munich/Zurich. 1986.

• [c]
• Flower, Birds, Insects and Reptiles (Fleurs, Oiseaux, Insectes Et Reptiles)
• Mushroom description: A few indistinct agarics in foreground
• Location: The Louvre, Paris
• Web: Joconde

• [d]
• Finch Nest, Fish, Reptiles and Dead Squirrel in an Environment of Plants and Trees (Le Nid De Pinson, Poissons, Reptiles Et Ecureuil Mort Au Milieu De Plantes Et Des Arbres)
• Mushroom description: Several indistinct agarics in foreground
• Location: The Louvre, Paris
• Web: Joconde

• [e]
• Forest Floor Still Life with Grapes, Plums, Rosehips, Blackberries and Ears of Corn in a Basket, with Peaches, Melons, etc.
• Mushroom description: Several indistinct agarics on left foreground
• Location: Unknown
• Reference: Gabrius website

Purgau, Franz Michael Siegmund Von, the Elder. Austrian? Bécs 1677/78-1754

• [a]
• Thistle Shrub with Butterflies and a Frog (Eine Distelstaude mit Schmetterlinge un einem Frosch)
• Mushroom description: Two capped mushrooms in foreground
• Location: Lower Belvedere, Vienna
• Reference: Gabrius website

• [b]
• Wild Flowers, Mushrooms, Strawberries, a Snail, a Lizard and a Butterfly
• Mushroom description: Two large reddish gilled mushrooms with cracked caps (russulas?)
• Location: Lower Belvedere, Vienna
• Reference: Gabrius website

Tamm, Franz Werner (called Monsù or Daprait). German. Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1724

• [a]
• Still Life
• Mushroom description: Group, possibly of boletes and Amanita caesarea
• Location: Private collection
• Reference: Wasson, G. and V. Mushrooms, Russia, and History. NY: Pantheon Books. 1957.

• [b]
• Still Life with Flowers (Stilleben mit Blumen)
• Medium: Oils
• Mushroom description: A Russula together with fruits and dead birds
• Location: Unteres Belvedere, Vienna

• [c]
• Still Life, Vase of Flowers with Mushrooms
• Medium: Oils on canvas; Size: 244 x 167 cm.
• Mushroom description: Group of agarics
• Location: Galleria Pallavicini, Rome
• Reference: Nature Morte in Italia. Electra Publ. 1989.
• Note: Seen by B. Oberwinkler

• [d]
• Still Life with roses, Guelder Roses, Tulips, Grapes, Mushrooms and a Bird in a Park
• Mushroom description: Indistinct mushrooms
• Location: Unknown
• Reference: Gabrius website

• [e]
• A Forest Floor with a Rabbit and Mushrooms
• Medium: Oils on canvas; Size: 40.8 by 46.4 cm
• Location: unknown
• Reference: Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 26,400 GBP
• Web: Sotheby's

Winck, Johan Christian Thomas. German 1738-97

• [a]
• Flowers with Butterflies and Lizard
• Medium: Oils on oak wood
• Mushroom description: Two brown capped campanulate mushrooms on forest floor
• Location: Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany
• Web: Bridgeman Art Library

• [b]
• Flowers with Butterflies and Toad
• Medium: Oils on oak wood
• Mushroom description: Single red capped campanulalte mushroomon forest floor
• Location: Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany
• Web: Bridgeman Art Library

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