Lot: 7105
Date of sale: 15. Mon Apr 2024
Johann Christoph Frisch (1738-1
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Johann Christoph Frisch (1738-1815), ”Juno with Peacocks and the Goddess Aurora”, the painting is the work by Frisch shown at the Berlin Academy exhibition opened on 22 May 1791 under no. 29a, which the catalog describes as follows: ”A Juno. The peacocks, as the symbol of pride, are not, as usual, harnessed in front of her chariot, but approach the goddess flatteringly. Aurora scatters the same flowers”. Although the museum painting was already exhibited in 1791, it was not signed and dated by Frisch himself until 1792. He probably changed or added details after the end of the exhibition. As a highly respected painter, Frisch became a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts in 1770, rector in 1786, vice-director in 1801 and director in 1805. Enclosed is a copy of an expertise by Prof. Dr. Helmut Börsch-Supan, Berlin, 28.11.2020, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1792, 89 x 70 cm, framed 103 x 84 cm
Category: Painting graphics before 1800
