Anna Maria Artaria, née Fontaine (1774-1845) Donated by art historian Professor Edgar Hertlein, in memory of paediatrician Dr Irmgard Hertlein, née Zeiss.
Framesize 140.00 x 115.50 x 10.50 cm
NEW in the Residenzgalerie Salzburg
Donation
The two portraits of the couple Domenico (II) Artaria (1765–1823) and Anna Maria Artaria, née Fontaine (1774–1845) by Peter Krafft (1780–1856) were inventoried in the Residenzgalerie collection on 22 March 2024, having been donated by art historian Professor Dr Edgar Hertlein, in memory of paediatrician Dr Irmgard Hertlein, née Zeiss.
Now restored, the two works will be publicly exhibited for the first time. Krafft’s dating and signatures have been rendered clearly legible. The previously assumed date of 1815 – also shown on Ludwig Emil Grimm’s etching Portrait of Dominik Artaria after Krafft’s painting – was disproved. According to the indications on Krafft’s picture, the portrait Domenico (II) was painted in Vienna in 1816, and Anna Maria two years later, in 1818, also in Vienna.
Krafft’s works were appreciated by the imperial family, the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie. His paintings of Anna Maria and Domenico (II) show two members of the extensive Artaria family of art dealers and publishers, who can be traced from Italy via Mainz to Vienna and Mannheim.
Astrid Ducke - Exhibition text NEW in the Residenzgalerie Salzburg Donation (23.7.2024-6.1.2025)
