Von Lindpaintner Macabre violinist drawn in watercolor

Von Lindpaintner Macabre violinist painted with watercolor by the skilled hand of V. Lindpaintner from the first half of the 19th century, set in a beautiful walnut frame with inlays. Peter Josef Lindpaintner (1791-1850), a renowned German composer, seems to mock the profession of a musician, demonstrating good technical confidence in watercolor. The skeleton dressed as a monk plays on imaginary violins, using two dice with a carnival mask hanging from the arm, thus providing an ironic interpretation of the Memento Mori theme, so dear to Wunderkammer collections. The drawing is in good condition and has only a crease in the lower right corner.

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