Franz Werner Von Tamm
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Franz Werner von Tamm (1658–1724) was a German Baroque painter who travelled to and worked in Italy.


Biography

Von Tamm was born in
Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...
. According to Houbraken, who called him ''Joano Vernero Tam'' in a poem about the members of the
Bentvueghels The Bentvueghels (Dutch for "Birds of a Feather") were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent ("painters' clique"). Activities The members, which incl ...
, he joined the ''Bent'' with the name "Dapper" and was a good flower painter.Franz Werner von Tamm Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by
Arnold Houbraken Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch people, Dutch Painting, painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters. Life Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadt ...
, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
His nickname was "Dapper" or "Aprêt". He was influenced by
David de Coninck David de Coninck or David de Koninck, also known as Rammelaer (ca. 1644, Antwerp – after 1701, probably City of Brussels, Brussels) was a Southern Netherlands, Flemish painter who specialised in still lifes and Landscape painting, landscapes wit ...
and became the teacher of
Pietro Navarra Pietro is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: People * Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice * Pietro Tribuno (died 912), 17th Doge of Venice, from 887 to his death * Pietro II Can ...
.Franz Werner von Tamm
at the
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He was in Rome in the years 1685-1695 and is known for still lifes of flowers and hunting pieces. In 1702 he was in Passau and then he moved to Vienna. He was trained in the studio of Carlo Maratta in Rome. He was invited to Vienna to be a court painter, and remained there until his death.


References


Franz Werner von Tamm
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tamm, Franz Werner von 1658 births 1724 deaths German Baroque painters Artists from Hamburg Members of the Bentvueghels German court painters German flower artists 17th-century German painters