Self-portrait, Franz Pforr
Franz Pforr
Self-portrait
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Franz Pforr

Self-portrait, 1810


Dimensions
22.7 x 17.1 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
Inventory Number
LG 2
Acquisition
On permanent loan from the Frankfurter Künstlergesellschaft e.V. since 1919
Status
Not on display

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About the Work

It almost seems as if we can already see traces of the severe illness which would lead to Franz Pforr's death two years later at the age of only twenty-four. As one of the intellectual leaders of the Brotherhood of St Luke, the artist community which moved from Vienna to Rome in 1810, Pforr supported the idea of an art which was to be revived through spirituality and piety. In this bust portrait, dominated by his penetrating gaze, Pforr demonstrates his adherence to the tradition of his admired role model Fürer. The austerity and simplicity of the portrait match the principle of the simple life to which the artists subscribed in their quarters in Rome, the Monastery of Sant'Isidoro.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Self-portrait
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
Material
Technique

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe der Frankfurter Künstlergesellschaft
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
On permanent loan from the Frankfurter Künstlergesellschaft e.V. since 1919

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Main Motif
Persons Shown
Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary
  • 61B2(PFORR, Franz)11(+522) historical person (PFORR, Franz) - historical person (PFORR, Franz) portrayed alone (+ three-quarter view portrait)
  • 48C513 portrait, self-portrait of painter
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Last update

08.12.2023