Johann BRETSCHNEIDER (1680-1729). A collector's interior. At the crossroads of the 17th and 18th centuries, Johann Michael Bretschneider was a German painter known for his numerous depictions of interiors. We know of a series by the artist that brings together decorations of collectors' cabinets and art galleries, grandeur and wealth. The latter promotes learned places, characterised by spacious exhibition spaces in which astronomical objects, furniture and paintings are grouped together. The composition of our study can be compared with that of the Gemäldegalerie, owned by the State of Bavaria and currently on display in the Bamberg residence. The works show an omnipresence of paintings, highlighted by a perfect arrangement of the decorations, made possible by the perfect symmetry of the subjects. Still lifes, portraits, genre scenes and history are all on display. The recurrent presence of figures in Bretschneider's productions is notable, and helps to give the settings a certain dynamism, reflecting the curiosity aroused in spectators in these places of wealth. The following works can be recognised in our painting: -Susanna and the Elders, Rubens, 1607, Rome, Galerie Borghèse (other version in Madrid, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Saint-Ferdinand, -The Abduction of Ganymede, Correggio, c. 1530, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, -Philippe IV on horseback, Velasquez, c. 1635, Prado Museum, Madrid, -Adoration of the Shepherds, Hans von Aachen, late 16th century. - Altarpiece painted around 1577 in Rome for the Gesù church, now lost. Aegidius copper engraving and drawing, preserved in the British Museum (circa 1586-1588), -Study room of an alchemist, Thomas Wyck. Oil on canvas. Bears a signature "Teniers" lower right. Repainting, old restorations. Size: 87 x 121 cm. Expert : Cabinet Turquin Paris.