The paintings of tropical birds in Hoflössnitz, Saxony, and Albert Eckhout (ca. 1610-1666), artist of Dutch Brazil ; Os quadros de aves tropicais do Castelo de Hoflössnitz na Saxônia e Albert Eckhout (ca. 1610-1666), artista do Brasil Holandês

Very little is known about Albert Eckhout, one of the artists accompanying Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen to Brazil. Between 1653 and 1663, Eckhout remained in the Court of Saxony, but a great part of the works produced during this period was destroyed in 1945 during the bombing of Dresden. Among the few surviving canvases attributed to the Dutch artist, the most noticeable are the eighty oils of tropical birds that adorn the ceiling of the main room of Hoflössnitz, a small palace built between 1648 and 1650 in Radebeul. The paintings are obviously based on other works produced by Eckhout dur... Mehr ...