Portrait of the Silversmith Johann Friedrich Baer by Attributed to Johann Daniel Heimlich

Portrait of the Silversmith Johann Friedrich Baer c. 1770

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This oil painting, "Portrait of the Silversmith Johann Friedrich Baer," was created by Johann Daniel Heimlich, a prominent German artist, around 1770. The work depicts Baer, a silversmith, seated and wearing a richly colored, fur-trimmed coat. The composition is balanced, with Baer placed centrally and a silver vessel and tools displayed on a table to the right, emphasizing his profession. The painting exemplifies the Rococo style, popular in the 18th century, with its emphasis on elegance, ornamentation, and attention to detail. The Minneapolis Institute of Art houses this artwork.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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Johann Friedrich Baer proudly presents his Masterpiece Cup and Cover, which he made in 1746 to become a master in the guild of silversmiths of the city of Strasbourg, France. The artist's contemporaries immediately recognized the cup and cover as a masterpiece. Note the laid-back manner in which the painter - who was a friend of Baer - represents the cup without much attention to detail. This contrasts with Baer's masterful rendering of even the most minute details on the cup. Artists were commonly portrayed together with tools of their craft and the most prized work they created (or a model thereof). That being said, it is very rare to have the artist's portrait and his masterpiece together in one collection.