Balthasar Denner’s court paintings, between portraits and tronie.

An exponent of a modest art form associated with bourgeois circles, Balthasar Denner (1696 - 1749) succeeded in inserting himself in the contexts dominated by German court art of the 18th century thanks to the portraits of elderly people depicted in detail. Born in Antona (the second largest city in Denmark, which was annexed at the time) Balthasar Denner was a German portrait painter who began his career as a ...

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