JANNECK, Franz Christoph
(b. 1703, Graz, d. 1761, Wien)

An Elegant Company

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Oil on panel, 40 x 52 cm
Private collection

This painting shows an elegant company, with figures playing musical instruments and merrymaking in an interior. Janneck's oeuvre consists of cabinet pictures of conversation pieces, as well as a smaller number of landscapes and religious subjects. His interior scenes, such as the present work, are considered his finest achievements and remain among the greatest examples of the Austrian Rococo.