Portrait of a Musician (Portrait of the Composer Joseph Martin Kraus?), 1782

Title

Portrait of a Musician (Portrait of the Composer Joseph Martin Kraus?)

Painter

• Johann Georg Schütz

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oil on canvas

Material

• canvas

Technique

• oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Unbezeichnet

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1938

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• artist portrait
• man
• musical instrument

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Joseph Martin Kraus

Primary

• 48C723 portrait of a musician
• 61B111(+53) anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ half-length portrait)
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D14(+4) adult man (+ three-quarter view)
• 31A235 sitting figure

Secondary

• 31A5331 wig
• 41D221(HAT) head-gear: hat
• 41D2121 coat
• 41D223(WAISTCOAT) clothing for the upper part of the body (WAISTCOAT)
• 41D223(SHIRT) clothing for the upper part of the body (SHIRT)
• 41D222(COLLAR) neck-gear: collar
• 48C74 notation of music
• 48C733 keyboard instruments
• 22C light
• 22C8 shadow