Brief Biography-Johann Georg Hainz, regarded as the first still-life painter of Hamburg, gained influence from the works of Dutch still-life painters on visits to Holland. He was a free master from 1682 after a stay with the Hamburg painters’ guild, which meant he was no longer attached to any guild and, therefore, not privy to their rights. He painted portraits when in Leipzig. However, he is known chiefly for his trompe l’oeil still lifes and held in high esteem by Joachim von Sandrart for his talent in the subject. His most famous works were of collectors’ cabinets.