Artist

Johann Peter Feuerlein

Johann Peter Feuerlein is a Baroque artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Brukenthal National Museum.

This guy painted himself staring right back at you in 1697, all puffy lace collar and steady eyes. He’s not some famous name; he was a Nuremberg goldsmith who picked up a brush to record his own face the way he’d sketch a fancy spoon handle—sharp, no-nonsense, and done in one sitting. Look him up in “Autoportret Johann Peter Feuerlein,” the same year Handel was born and coffeehouses were popping up on every corner.

Works by Johann Peter Feuerlein

Collections represented

Brukenthal National Museum

Museum

Brukenthal National Museum

The Brukenthal National Museum is a museum in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania, established in the late 18th century by Samuel von Brukenthal (1721-1803) in his city palace. Baron Brukenthal, governor of…

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