Anton Kern

German-Bohemian(1710–1747)

Works

Anton Kern (1710, 1747) was a German-Bohemian Baroque painter known for his religious and mythological compositions, having trained under prominent masters in Dresden and Rome. He was appointed court painter in Dresden and produced altarpieces and decorative works for noble patrons across Central Europe. His work reflects the exuberant late Baroque style prevalent in German and Bohemian artistic centers of the early eighteenth century.

Religious Art Shaped Top Saints Angels Altarpiece Holy Family Anton Kern Oil on Canvas

Anton Kern — Holy Family with a Deacon, Saints Anthony of Padua, Cecilia, Francis of Paola, Apollonia, and Anthony Abbott, with Two Musical Angels and Three Seraphs

Holy Family with a Deacon, Saints Anthony of Padua, Cecilia, Francis of Paola, Apollonia, and Anthony Abbott, with Two Musical Angels and Three Seraphs

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