Germanic Baroque (German, Austrian, Swiss) (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

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

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

[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

[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

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

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