Lot 189: An Allegory of Fire

Franz Anton Hartmann (Kuttenberg 1697-1728 Praag)
An Allegory of Fire
oil on copper, unframed
49.2 x 74.0 cm.

Schloss Feldsberg, Valtice, before 1844.
Schloss Moosham, Salzburg, 1944.
Schloss Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1945.

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Originally this picture belonged to a set depicting the four elements. The other three were sold to Galerie St. Lucas, Vienna, in 1951. A similar series is in the Museo Borgogna, Vercelli.