The Luminous World of Johann Georg Hinz In the grand tapestry of the German Baroque, few threads shimmer with as much quiet, meticulous brilliance as those woven by Johann Georg Hinz. A master of the still life, Hinz possessed a rare ability to transform the mundane objects of everyday existence—a glinting oyster, a heavy pewter tankard, or a dew-kissed piece of fruit—into profound meditations on texture, light, and the fleeting natur…