Artwork
Aufzug einer türkischen Gesandtschaft
Aufzug einer türkischen Gesandtschaft is an unspecified painting by the Rococo painting artist August Querfurt. It dates from 1728 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Overview
August Querfurt’s 1728 oil painting, *Aufzug einer türkischen Gesandtschaft*, captures a ceremonial march of a Turkish diplomatic party. Executed in the Rococo era, the canvas foregrounds a group of mounted figures gathered around a large, patterned tent beneath a muted sky, emphasizing the formal nature of the entourage.
Subject & Meaning
The work records a state visit by Ottoman envoys, presenting the delegation in full regalia and on horseback. By foregrounding a leading figure with a distinctive hat and staff, Querfurt underscores the hierarchy within the group while offering a glimpse of cross‑cultural interaction between the Ottoman world and Central Europe.
Technique & Style
Querfurt employs a palette that balances earthy horse tones with vivid fabrics, rendering textures of cloth and tent with meticulous brushwork. The composition reflects Rococo’s lightness through a breezy arrangement of figures, yet retains the artist’s characteristic focus on military and equestrian detail, reminiscent of the Dutch battle painters he admired.
History & Provenance
Trained initially by his father and later under Johann Rugendas, Querfurt drew heavily from the visual language of artists such as Philips Wouwerman, favoring replication over innovation. The painting entered the Alte Pinakothek’s collection, where it remains part of the museum’s holdings of 18th‑century Austrian art.
Artist & collection
Artist
August Querfurt (1696, Wolfenbüttel – 1761, Vienna) was an Austrian painter. He painted primarily soldiers and battle scenes. He was first instructed by his father, Tobias Querfurt, a landscape and animal painter, and…
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