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Martyrdom of Saint Thiemo (1662) är den målning av Christopher Paudiß som drar till sig flest blickar; originalet finns på Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien. Därefter dras blicken till Peasants in a tavern (1664) och Portrait of a man with dark hair, probably Alphons Zeffiri (1660). Bland de 32 verk av Christopher Paudiß i vår katalog är dessa 32 de mest kända, var och en ett unikt original presenterat med sitt år, sitt museum och anledningen till dess tidlösa betydelse.
The air in the room feels heavy, thick with the scent of iron and dust. On the ground, a pale, limp body lies prone, the stillness of death clashing violently with the chaos surrounding it. This is the end of Saint Thiemo, a man once of noble Bavarian blood and a high prelate of Salzburg, now reduced to a silent, broken form. The scene is a whirlwind of motion and…
A single, steady light spills from the upper right, cutting through the heavy gloom of a 17th-century tavern. It finds an elderly man seated in a chair, his white beard catching the glow against the deep umber of the room. Beside him, a younger boy sits on the floor, a quiet presence in the cramped, dim space. The air feels thick with the scent of wood and old dust. A…
A man stares directly from the canvas, his gaze meeting the viewer with a quiet, heavy intensity. He sits in a space defined by deep, umber shadows, where the darkness seems to press in from the edges of the frame. A strong light source from the upper left cuts through this gloom, washing over the pale skin of his face and catching the crisp, white folds of a voluminous collar.…
In The Head of a Girl by Christopher Paudiß, we find a quiet, intimate encounter with a single human figure. The composition is a close-up portrait, focusing our attention entirely on the subject's head and shoulders. By positioning the girl slightly off-center, Paudiß avoids a rigid symmetry, lending the work a natural, unforced presence. The background is composed of deep, moody blues that recede into shadow, allowing the subject to…
Old man with a slate1645 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Christ at Emmaus1644 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Diogenes1645 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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The kiss of Judas and the arrest of Christ1645 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Tronie of an old man with beard and baret1643
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Still Life with Beer, Herring and Pipe1660 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Self-Portrait?1661 · National Gallery Prague
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Tronie of a man with a beret1653 · Augusteum
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Portrait of a Hajduk with cap1663 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
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Self-portrait with hat1665 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Peasant couple resting on the road1663 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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The court butcher of Freising1664 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Der hl. Hieronymus1665 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Portrait of a bearded old man with hat1663 · Kunsthistorisches Museum
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Tronie of an old man with a fur cap1654 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Self-portrait with a grey hat1659 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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still life with two fishes1643
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Kitchen Still Life1661 · Szépművészeti Múzeum
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Portrait of a lady1660 · Pushkin State Museum
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Bust portrait of an old man with a gorget1653 · Gemäldegalerie
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Still life with the heads of two calves1658 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Woman with HeadscarfBavarian State Painting Collections
De fyra motiv som återkommer oftast i dessa originalverk, var och ett med sitt främsta exempel.
De 8 museer som innehar flest av målningarna på denna sida.
| Museum | Stad | Verk av Christopher Paudiß | Målningar från denna lista |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bavarian State Painting Collections |
München | 15 | Tronie of an old man with beret, Peasant returning from the market, Girl lighting a candle |
 Kunsthistorisches Museum |
Wien | 4 | Martyrdom of Saint Thiemo, Peasants in a tavern, Portrait of a man with dark hair, probably Alphons Zeffiri |
 Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden |
Dresden | 3 | Tronie of an old man with a fur cap, Self-portrait with a grey hat, Still life with the heads of two calves |
 Ermitaget |
Sankt Petersburg | 1 | The Head of a Girl |
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen |
Rotterdam | 1 | Still Life with Beer, Herring and Pipe |
 National Gallery Prague |
Prag | 1 | Self-Portrait? |
 Augusteum |
Oldenburg | 1 | Tronie of a man with a beret |
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister |
Dresden | 1 | Portrait of a Hajduk with cap |
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In The Head of a Girl by Christopher Paudiß, we find a quiet, intimate encounter with a single human figure. The composition is a close-up portrait, focusing our attention entirely on the subject's head and shoulders. By positioning the girl slightly off-center, Paudiß avoids a rigid symmetry, lending the work a natural, unforced presence. The background is composed of deep, moody blues that recede into shadow, allowing the subject to…
The air in the room feels heavy, thick with the scent of iron and dust. On the ground, a pale, limp body lies prone, the stillness of death clashing violently with the chaos surrounding it. This is the end of Saint Thiemo, a man once of noble Bavarian blood and a high prelate of Salzburg, now reduced to a silent, broken form. The scene is a whirlwind of motion and…
Martyrdom of Saint Thiemo (1662), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien. Peasants in a tavern (1664) och Portrait of a man with dark hair, probably Alphons Zeffiri (1660) följer efter.
32 år gammal: Martyrdom of Saint Thiemo är från 1662, och Christopher Paudiß föddes 1630.
Martyrdom of Saint Thiemo, Peasants in a tavern, Portrait of a man with dark hair, probably Alphons Zeffiri, The Head of a Girl, Tronie of an old man with beret, Peasant returning from the market, Girl lighting a candle, Dancing peagant couple in a taproom, Old man singing and playing the lute och Portrait of a young man with hat. Rankingen ovan visar varje verks årtal och museum.
Vår katalog innehåller 32 verk av Christopher Paudiß, daterade från 1643 till 1665.
Främst i Bavarian State Painting Collections (München), Kunsthistorisches Museum (Wien) och Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden). Museitabellen ovan listar alla.
Under 1660s: 13 av de 32 verk som finns på denna sida skapades då, varav Martyrdom of Saint Thiemo.
På den här sidan är det tidigaste Tronie of an old man with beard and baret (1643) och det senaste Self-portrait with hat (1665).
Man (4), Earthy tones (3) och Shadows (2), fördelat på 32 verk på denna sida.
Oil On Canvas, för 4 av de 32 verk som finns på denna sida.
Baroque, om man dömer efter originalen på denna sida.
Tronie of an old man with beret, Peasant returning from the market och Girl lighting a candle: Bavarian State Painting Collections, München har 15 av verken på denna sida.
The life of Christoph Paudiss moved with the restless energy of the seventeenth century, tracing a path from Lower Saxony to the final years spent in Freising. Born around 1630, his early years were shaped by the profound influence of Rembrandt van Rijn. In the studios of Amsterdam and Leiden, he learned the language of light and shadow, a technical foundation that would define his later work across Europe. His career was marked by constant movement through the great centers of the era, including Stuttgart, Prague, Dresden, Vienna, and Salzburg.
This peripatetic existence reflected the shifting political landscape of the Bavarian Baroque period. By 1656, he was working in Stuttgart, and later moved through the courts of Central Europe. His final years were anchored in Freising, where he served under Fürstbischof Albrecht Sigismund von Bayern. It was here, amidst the quietude of Upper Bavaria, that his life reached its premature end in 1666.
Paudiss possessed a particular talent for capturing the somber realities of daily existence. His paintings and frescoes often focused on dark, unadorned scenes of common life. He did not seek to idealize his subjects; instead, he utilized chiaroscuro to bring a sense of weight and psychological depth to the ordinary. Whether depicting a kitchen still life or a portrait of a young man in a fur hat, his brushwork emphasized texture and the heavy presence of light against deep umber and ochre tones.
His repertoire was varied, ranging from religious subjects to intimate genre scenes. Some of his notable works include:
In his still lifes, such as those featuring beer, herring, and a pipe, he used everyday objects to create a sense of presence. These compositions often functioned as quiet meditations on the passage of time. The technical precision with which he rendered ceramic glazes or the rough grain of a wall allowed him to communicate a sense of realism that resonated within the German Baroque tradition.
Though his life was short, the physical remnants of his work remain distributed across the continent. Much of his output is held within the Freisinger Diözesanmuseum, which contains the largest collection of his paintings. Other pieces reside in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg and the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden. His ability to translate the Dutch influence of Rembrandt into a specifically Bavarian context left a distinct mark on the regional art of his time.
