Mid-18th-Century Central Italian School, Architectural Capriccio With Daniel In The Lions’ Den

Mid-18th-Century Central Italian School, Architectural Capriccio With Daniel In The Lions’ DenThis refined mid 18th century Italian architectural capriccio depicts a solitary figure kneeling among lions within a monumental ruin. It's a vision of steadfast faith painted with quiet intellect. The scene recalls the biblical story of Daniel, the Hebrew exile who refused to renounce his God under the rule of King Darius. Condemned to death for his faith, he was cast into a den of lions yet, miraculously, the beasts did not harm him. At dawn, when

and a warm

and the surrounding German principalities were in the midst of a period of renewal after decades of conflict

A fine late 19th-century marine scene with several sailboats buffeted mercilessly by a rough sea

as if describing a candid moment

inscription boards

Her hair is styled into an elaborate arrangement of loops and coils

It was previously owned by Prior Ottmar Zwiebelhofer of the Benedictine Abbey in Ettenheimmünster

and the Marquess of Westminster

deliberately exposing one hand

Was it her idea or his

Portraits in this period often arose through networks

Leaning forward in concentration