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David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl1651
Skokloster Castle
Skoklosters, Sweden
Signed and dated David klöker fecit 1651. In the central position of the composition sits probably the daughter of Carl Gustaf Wrangel Eleonora Sophia on horseback, while her brother Carl Philip Wrangel is watching playing the drum. This painting is one of Ehrenstrahls earliest works and was painted in 1651 during his stay at Wrangels residence in Wolgast. This painting is often regarded as an allegory of the life of Eleonora Sophia Wrangel, surrounded by her living, as well as non-living brothers and sisters.
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- Title: Children Playing
- Creator: David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
- Creator Lifespan: 1628 - 1698
- Creator Nationality: German
- Creator Gender: male
- Creator Death Place: Stockholm
- Creator Birth Place: Hamburg
- Date Created: 1651
- artist: David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
- Tags: Allegory
- Physical Dimensions: w 1950, h 1480 mm (without frame)
- Artist info: David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl is largly recognized as the finest painter of the Swedish Carolingian era. The young David Klöcker made his first Swedish connection when he was hired as a notar during the peace negotiations in Westphalia 1646-48. After that he travelled to Amsterdam where he studied under the German painter Juriaen Jacobsz. Shortly after he came in contact with the Swedish Govenor General of Pomerania, Carl Gustaf Wrangel for whom he executed several paintings during his stay at Wrangels residence in Wolgast in 1651-52. He then accompanied Wrangel to Sweden where he was introduced at court and painted for the Widow Queen Maria Eleonora. Ehrenstrahl later left Sweden for a study trip to Italy and several European courts before returning and settling as court painter in 1661. He was raised to nobility and added the name Ehrenstrahl in 1674.
- Type: Oil on canvas
- External Link: Skokloster Castle
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