Jean François Portaels - Portrait of a Man
Jean François Portaels - Portrait of a Man
SKU:GREG001
Oil, 65x85, year 1845
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Characteristics
Characteristics
Formato: Medium (40-100cm)
Orientamento: Vertical
Soggetto: Portrait
Supporto: Canvas
Soggetto: Portrait
Stile: Figurative
Description of the work
Description of the work
The canvas in question features a portrait of a man, depicted in a closed setting, taking a glass of red wine from the table in front of him. His clothing—a turquoise tunic, a yellow and blue scarf around his neck, and a top hat—resembles a man of bourgeois extraction. The portrayed man's social class, his lack of official status, are directly related to the interpretation of the subject: entirely realistic, genuine, and free of any kind of idealization. The artist's focus is on a detailed, unfiltered description of the man, almost like a photographic snapshot revealing all his physiognomic and individual details. The painting is mounted on a thin gilded wooden frame.
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