EISMAN; JOHANN ANTON
1604 Salzburg - 1698 Venice

Circle
Extensive Port Scene.
English warlords; anchored off the coast.
Oil on canvas.
Relined.
148;2 x 212;5cm.
Frame/Pedestal: Framed.
Provenance:
Corporate collection; Germany.

Coming from the tradition of Salvator Rosa and the Bamboccianti like Jan van Ossenbeeck and Jan Asselijn; the Austrian-born artist Johann Anton Eisman developed quickly into a veduta-painter anticipating the themes of the 18th century. During his longer stay in Rome in the 1650s; he specialized and distinguished himself for the large-scale production of battle scenes.
Since 1663; he settled in Venice; in the Venetian lagoon; he first painted landscapes with ancient elements and ruins; then he created his trademark by painting marinas and capricci; the themes for which he emerged on the art market and became famous.
The present large port scene; with the cove; the shipping company and numerous sailors; suggests a Nordic artist; who trained on Eisman's workshop and realized the subjects of his master with a typically transalpine precision.

We are grateful to Enrico Lucchese; Trieste and Dario Succi; Treviso; for their kind support in cataloguing the present painting.