Portrait of a Composer, 1785 – 1795

Title

Portrait of a Composer

Painter

• German Master of the Last Quarter of the 18th Century

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oil on canvas, lined

Material

• canvas

Technique

• oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Unbezeichnet

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1939

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• artist portrait
• man
• interior space

Primary

• 48C713(+1) portrait of composer (+ artist at work)
• 61B111(+53) anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ half-length portrait)
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D14(+4) adult man (+ three-quarter view)
• 31A235 sitting figure

Secondary

• 41D212 coat, cape
• 41D222(COLLAR) neck-gear: collar
• 41D2652 lace
• 31A5331 wig
• 49L511 quill
• 49L641 paper (writing material)
• 41A711 table
• 22C light
• 22C8 shadow