Johann Rudolf Byss (Swiss, 1660-1738) Allegory of Music Start Price USD 13,750.00 Current Price USD 13,750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, August 23, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Location Orange, California See more about 'Johann Rudolf Byss (Swiss, 1660-1738) ' Description "Allegory of Music". Oil on canvas, not signed, relined and on newer stretchers, measuring approx. 20-3/4" x 29", add 8" for the ornate 19th century frame.  Copies of the authentication papers accompany the lot done for an earlier owner by Dr. Claus Grimm, old master expert, dated April 14, 1985. Johann Rudolf Byss (1660 - 1738) Active in Prague and Franconia. He was a pupil of his father, Johann Joseph Byss, in Solothurn. In the 1680s he made a study trip to Germany, England and the Netherlands. From 1689 he was employed by Count Hermann Jakob Cern'n (d 1710) in Prague as court painter and administrator of the Count's picture gallery, and that year he also married Maximiliana Wagner, the daughter of one of the Emperor's clerks. Byss introduced to Prague many of the stylistic tendencies of Netherlandish and Italian classicism.   Condition: Multiple relinings and restorations have been done over time. The painting in its current condition has been recently been put in stable and good condition. Some losses around the perimeter. The surface flouresces relatively evenly from older layers of varnish that were not removed.   Frame shows some wear.   While our listings state “Paypal Account Required”, we gladly accept personal checks, money orders, and cashier’s checks.   Please contact us if you’d like to use one of these forms of payment. Place a Bid!