Artists

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  Atalanta and Hippomenes $AU 253.64 ~ 2,133.67
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  Scythians at the Tomb of Ovid $AU 285.28 ~ 1,178.15
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  Alexander the Great before the Tomb of Achilles $AU 277.12 ~ 1,200.16
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  Allegory of Time (Chronos and Eros) $AU 269.06 ~ 1,136.35

Johann Heinrich Schonfeld (1609 Biberach-on-the Riss-1682/83 Augsburg) was the son of a goldsmith and was trained as a painter by one of the Scihelbeins, a family of artists in Memmingen. From 1627-1629 he lived in Stuttgart. His journeyman years led him as far abroad as Basel and in 1633 through France to Rome, Where he was especially influenced by the neoclassical-Arcadian movement of the period. From 1638 on he lived in Naples, but in 1651 returned to Germany to work first in Ulm and then in Augsburg from 1652, Schonfeld painted primarily religious and mythological scenes, influenced by the neoclassical artworks of Nicolas Poussin and contemporary Neopolitan painting. Along with Johann Liss, Schonfeld is considered the most significant German painter of the 17th century. Important works by the artist include The Triumph of Venus, c. 1640, Gemaldegalerie, SMPK, Berlin; The Suicide of Cato, 1659, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kremsier; and Treasure Hunters in Roman Ruins, 1662, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.