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Knee Socks Girl, Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Knee Sock Girl" is an oil on board portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon of a woman, seemingly lost in contemplation....
Category
1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of a Circassian courtisane, in original 19th century frame, orientalist
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Anton Ebert (1845-1896)
A celebrated painter born in a noble familie in castle kladrau in mies, bavaria. His father was royal
treasurer. He studied in Prag...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait, Oil Painting on Canvas by Carlos Irizarry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Carlos Irizarry, Puerto Rican/American (1938 - )
Title: Portrait
Year: 1963
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated
Size: 36 x 24 inches
Frame: 44 x 31.5 inches
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a young sailor boy
Located in Oostende, BE
Oil on canvas, portrait painting of a young sailor boy.
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
English School Portrait of a Man Oil, 18th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
English School, Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas, 18th century, in a feigned oval, unsigned, paper label inscribed "31 / 39012" to verso, giltwood frame. Image: 30" H x 25" W; ...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
UBUs CHILDHOOD x3
By Joan Miró
Located in Naples, Florida
UBUs CHILDHOOD x3
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
$15,200
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Lovely portrait of a cobbler at work by Max Schneider (German, 1903-1980). The shoemaker is holding a ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Landscape with Two Bathers
Located in London, GB
'Landscape with Two Bathers', oil on panel, by Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). Dulac's oils and drawings manifest an elegant classicism with an immediately identifiable style. It is these qualities which are so attractive both aesthetically and in the context as an investment in fine art. Our gallery holds virtually the entire remaining collection of Guillaume Dulac's sketches and memorabilia with impeccable provenance. In this acquisition of a Dulac oil painting, one finds a depiction of two women, one of them in the nude, seated on the edge of a bathing pool. The other is peacefully seated on a comfortable boulder stone...
Category
1920s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Cleopatra Queen of Egypt 17' century Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing painting of Cleopatra oil on canvas with a gilt wood frame.
Attributed to Giuseppe Diamantini (Fossombrone 1621-Venice 1705)
The dramatic subje...
Category
Late 17th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Impasto Woman”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed top right and dated 1967. Heavy impasto of a woman. Condition: Good. Provenance: Estate of the ...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
PPortrait Of Barbara Villiers (1640–1709), Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess o
Located in Blackwater, GB
PPortrait Of Barbara Villiers (1640–1709), Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland
Circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Huge 17th Cent...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Artist self-portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Elisabeth DUJARRIC de LA RIVIÈRE
(Jouy-en-Josas 1930 – Excideuil 2005)
Artist's self-portrait
Oil on canvas
H. 171 cm; L. 70 cm
Signed on the back
Provenance: Private collection, Périgord
Born in the heart of the Bièvre valley, a few kilometers from Versailles...
Category
1950s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lady in a Sun Hat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Susan Ricker Knox
American, 1874-1959
Lady in a Sun Hat
Oil on canvas
28 by 36 in, w/ frame 36 by 44 in
Signed upper left
Susan was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Susan Knox ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rediscovered Mastery: A Portrait by Nina Bergstedt
Located in Stockholm, SE
This poignant portrait by Swedish artist Nina Bergstedt captures a quiet intensity that lingers in the viewer’s mind. The sitter, an unknown woman, is portrayed with deep emotional p...
Category
1890s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Champ, oil, ARC Salon Finalist, Portrait Society of America, Florence
Located in Houston, TX
The Champ was painted over several days in the artist studio in Florence, Italy. The painting measures 16 x 12 with a handmade frame from Italy. This is oil on a linen panel which ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Regis Prograis, pro-boxer, oil, Contemporary Impressionistic, Boxing, Sports
By Steve Parker
Located in Houston, TX
Steve Parker is a Native Texan and has been painting for many years. He paint portraits and Texas landscapes. He teaches at the Art League of Houston and is collected by individuals and corporations around the world. Many people will buy a Steve parker landscape when they are leaving Texas and returning home to their native country after working for oil companies in Houston.
Steve Parker has also done portraits of CEO's and sports players. The size of the framed oil painting of Regis Progaris is 28 x 24.
This oil painting is of Regis Prograis, a young professional boxer. Regis Prograis' record currently stands at 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws. Of those 26 wins he has stopped 22 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 85%. In his only defeat, he lost on the scorecards. He's boxed a total of 119 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 4.4 rounds on average.
This painting is done from a photograph from Mayumi Cabrera...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,080 Sale Price
35% Off
Dutch School, Elegant Couple, Tavern Interior Scene, Cabinet Piece, A PAIR
Located in Greven, DE
Dutch School, Elegant Couple, Tavern Interior Scene, Cabinet Piece, A PAIR
Category
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel
$2,666 Sale Price
20% Off
Hecate's supper Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting blue mythology pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on paper pasted on canvas
Hand-signed and dated lower left by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Genre Scene Bamboccioni, 1650
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Oil painting on canvas depicting a lively popular genre scene of great charm, typical of the Bamboccianti school. Many Flemish and Ita...
Category
1650s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of an Algerian Old woman By Albert Marquet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Albert Marquet was a French painter. He initially became one of the Fauve painters and a lifelong friend of Henri Matisse. Marquet subsequently painted in a more naturalistic style, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,400 Sale Price
20% Off
French Genre Scene in Parisian park 19th Century Oil painting
By Emile Tabary
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed by Émile Tabary. Lively scene in in a parisian park, pictured moment of city life of the late 19th century. In this painting, some irony and humor are very subtly felt. One of...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Children playing in the park, oil on canvas signed Joseph Dierickx dated 1903
By Joseph Dierickx
Located in Paris, FR
A "genre" painting representing a mother supervising her two small daughters at the Park.
Oil on canvas signed bottom right Joseph Dierickx and dated 1903.
Dierickx Joseph (1865-19...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$39,999 Sale Price
20% Off
'A Gentleman and a Maid' by Charles Léon Cardon (1850 – 1921) signed, dated 1880
Located in Knokke, BE
Charles Léon Cardon
1850 – Brussels – 1921
Belgian Painter
'A Gentleman and a Maid'
Signature: signed top right and dated ‘Ch. Léon Cardon - 1880’
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait de Daubray
By André Gill
Located in PARIS, FR
André Gill (1840 - 1885)
Portrait of Daubray (1837 - 1892)
Oil on panel
55 x 37 cm (74 x 55 cm with frame)
Signed top right.
Michel René Thibaut, known as Daubray, was a leading Fre...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
A young woman reading a letter. Study figure
Located in Paris, IDF
Louise Marie-Jeanne HERSENT, born MAUDUIT
(Paris, 1784 – Paris, 1862)
A young woman reading a letter. Study figure
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated in the middle on the right
100 x 8...
Category
Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of Oil on Canvas Early 19th Century Portraits of a Man and Woman
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of early 19th century French oil on canvas paintings of a man and woman, probably husband and wife. Neoclassical and Napoleonic in style, these paintings are very well execute...
Category
19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Interior With Figures By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Piedmont Nobleman & Military Officer, House Of Savoy, early 18th c
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Piedmont Nobleman & Military Officer, House Of Savoy, early 18th century
Italian School
Fine large 18th Century portrait of a Piedmont ...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Oil Painting, "Spread Your Wings Into The Unknown"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind realistic oil portrait by San Diego artist, Charlene Mosley. Its dimensions are 8" x 24" x 1.5". It comes in a wood frame. A ce...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figural Nude Kidnapping, dated 1952 signed "Eric"
Located in Blackwater, GB
Figural Nude Kidnapping, dated 1952
signed "Eric"
Large mid 20th Century figural nude beach scene of various men kidnapping a woman on horseback, oil o...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Bolognese master) - Pair of 18th century figure paintings
By Giuseppe Maria Crespi, Lo Spagnuolo
Located in Varmo, IT
Giuseppe Maria Crespi, known as Lo Spagnoletto (Bologna 1665 - Bologna 1747) - Pair of Children.
74 x 50 cm unframed, 86 x 62 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded woo...
Category
Mid-18th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Girl with a Doll, Chicago Artist, American Portraiture
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Paul Trebilcock (American, 1902 - 1981)
Signed: Paul Trebilcock (Lower, Right)
" BB " , circa 1950s
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Carved Period Frame
Overall Size:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Western n°9_Swan Scalabre, Figurative_Portrait_Donkey_Oil/Wood/Wooden Frame
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Swan Scalabre
"Western n°9"
Oil on Wood
11.25 x 15 Inches, Framed
Born in the Alpes de Haute Provence region of France in 1977, Swan Scalabre investigates the silent gaze placed on...
Category
2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Porträt eines Ehepaares
Located in Wien, 9
Mein Sammlungsschwerpunkt vor Galeriegründung war (und ist es bis jetzt) die Kunst der Neuen Sachlichkeit und die ist vor allem ein deutsches Thema. Mich fasziniert der kühle und dis...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Traditional Italian portrait of a woman in the country, Naples Italy
Located in New York, NY
Signed low left.
All of our works are covered by our own guarantee of authenticity which covers the work for its lifetime of ownership with the purchaser. We carry out stringent due...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Late 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Mother & Child
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate 19th-century portrait captures a tender moment between a mother and child, both engaged in reading an illustrated book. The arrangement of the composition creates a sen...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pier Francesco Cittadini (Milanese master) - 17th century figure painting - Lady
By Pier Francesco Cittadini
Located in Varmo, IT
Pier Francesco Cittadini (Milan 1616 - Bologna 1681) attributed - Portrait of a Lady.
80 x 61 cm unframed, 91 x 70 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (not signe...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Consecrated Madonna, circa 1700
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Consecrated Madonna, circa 1700
Eastern European School
Large 17th 18th Century European School depiction of the Consecrated Madonna, oi...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Daisy Deadpetals (Drag Queen portrait)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Patrick Terenchin (b.1970).
Face Pic 29 (Daisy Deadpetals), 2025
Oil, acrylic, color pencil on wood panel.
Image measuring 12 x 12 inches; measuring 13 x 13 inches framed.
Sign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Beth Parcell, "Soft Spot", 9x12 Golden Retriever Dog Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This animal portrait, "Soft Spot", is a 9x12 oil painting on canvas featuring a deep red golden retriever resting in the light of the sun.
About the artist:
Beth’s favorite subject...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LE MANDIANT FLEURI
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas. Hand signed on front and signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Framed. Canvas size 40 x 32 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$12,800 Sale Price
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Portrait of a French Gentleman By Portrait Miniature Artist Daniel Saint
By Daniel Saint
Located in Stockholm, SE
Daniel Saint was a prominent French miniaturist who lived between 1778 and 1847. Born in Paris, Saint was the son of a jeweler and initially began his career as an apprentice in his father's workshop. However, he soon discovered his passion for painting and turned his attention to miniatures, which were highly popular in 18th and 19th-century Europe.
Saint was a highly skilled artist and quickly gained a reputation for his miniature portraits, which were characterized by their delicate detail and fine brushwork. His works often featured prominent figures from French society, including members of the royal family and high-ranking officials. He also painted portraits of wealthy patrons, many of whom commissioned him to create highly personalized works.
Saint's style was highly influenced by the neoclassical movement, which emphasized clarity, simplicity, and rationality. He often used a limited color palette, focusing on soft pastels and muted tones, which helped to accentuate the delicate features of his subjects. His compositions were typically centered around the face, with little background or context to distract from the subject.
Despite his success as a miniaturist, Saint was not immune to the changing tastes of the art world. In the mid-19th century, photography began to gain popularity, and many artists who specialized in portraiture found themselves struggling to compete with the speed and accuracy of this new medium. However, Saint continued to work and develop his craft, adapting his style to the changing tastes of his clients and experimenting with new techniques and materials.
In addition to his work as a miniaturist, Saint was also a skilled draftsman and created a number of highly detailed and intricate drawings and sketches. He was also known for his use of unconventional materials, such as hair, which he would incorporate into his miniature portraits to add texture and depth.
Today, Saint's works are highly prized by collectors and are held in museums and private collections around the world. His legacy as a master of miniature portraiture lives on, and his influence can still be seen in the work of contemporary artists who specialize in this unique and challenging medium.
More information:
Artist: Daniel Saint (1778-1847) France
Title: Portrait of a French Gentleman...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Jins protecting the treasures Mohammad Ariyaei 21st Century Iranian outsider art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed by the artist
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
17th Century by Pedro Nunez Portrait of a Child Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pedro Nuñez de Villavicendio (Seville, Spain, 1644 - 1700)
Title: Portrait of a child
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 41.5 x 33.5 cm - with frame 52 x 43.5 cm
19th century shaped and gilded wooden frame
Expertise by Didier Bodart, art historian
A Seville painter of noble origins, Pedro Nuñez de Villavicendio (1644-1700), the author of this pretty child portrait, was a Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. He was a pupil of Murillo and, as a Knight of the Order of Malta, worked with Mattia Preti...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Soldier. 1950. Cardboard, author technique, 39, 5x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Soldier. 1950. Cardboard, author technique, 39,5x20 cm
Artwork depicts a soldier in motion. Author has used a mixed media technique on cardboard. Both the soldier himself and the fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paint, Mixed Media, Cardboard, Stencil, Other Medium
The Cat's Meow - Animal Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
The Cats Meow - Animal Painting - oil on canvas by Marc Zimmerman
Claire loves her cat who meanders around her hair unbridled and yet the quaff stays perfectly in place,
,
Marc Z...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,720 Sale Price
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Oil Portrait of Lady
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
The 19th century American school portrait of a lady embodies the elegance and refinement of the era's portraiture. Painted with meticulous attention to detail, the portrait reflects ...
Category
19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Model And Painter By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$23,760 Sale Price
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Time Is Money (original painting with functioning clock)
By Jozza
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on wood with functioning clock. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by Jozza. Framed as pictured which was custom painted by Jozza. Frame si...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$4,500 Sale Price
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Portrait Of A Red Haired Holding Flowers, circa 1900
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Red Haired Holding Flowers, circa 1900
English School signed JM
Circa 1900 English School portrait of the young girl holding flowers...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Harmonic Sounds" by Jules Courvoisier - Oil on Canvas - 95x71 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (114 x 93 x 6 cm)
Jules-Ami Courvoisier was a prominent Swiss painter, illustrator, and poster artist, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1884. He studied under Ch...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Hounds In Full Cry, 19th Century attributed to Thomas BLINKS (1860-1912) L
By Thomas Blinks
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Hounds In Full Cry, 19th Century
attributed to Thomas BLINKS (1860-1912)
Large 19th Century English Hunting scene of the hounds in full cry, oil on canvas attributed to Thomas ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 1800's Italian Oil Painting Portrait of Bearded Man Saint Peter Apostle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School, early 19th century
'Portrait of a Bearded Man' - possibly Saint Peter?
oil on board, framed
framed: 16 x 13.5 inches
board: 12.5 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private col...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Full-length portrait of Jules Michel Simonet (1834-1881) as a child with his dog
Located in Paris, IDF
Benjamin Théophile CHARON-LÉMERILLON
(Paris, 1807 – Bouzareah (Algiers), 1873)
Full-length portrait of Jules Michel Simonet (1834-1881) as a child with his dog
Oil on canvas
Signed...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Light, Night Song
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Radiating with bold color and tender emotion, this captivating painting by Rebecca Johnson invites viewers into an intimate, dreamlike world. Rendered in vibrant neon pinks and soft ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Pastel, Acrylic
"I'M NOT TIRED" (FRAMED) Painting 30" x 24" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"I'M NOT TIRED" (FRAMED) Painting 30" x 24" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: Marker on paper
Size: 30" x 24" inch
Size framed: 34" x 27.5" inch
From Pelayo VS Pelayo exhibition:
The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
20th century English portrait of two Labrador Retriever dogs Sadie & Sophie
Located in Woodbury, CT
20th-century English portrait of two Labrador Retriever dogs Sadie & Sophie
Owning a painting of two English Labrador Retriever dogs by D.J. Holdswor...
Category
1980s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Reclining Girl in Traditional Dress, Oil Painting by Di Li Feng
By Di Li Feng
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Di Li Feng, Chinese (1958 - )
Title: Reclining Girl in Traditional Dress
Year: circa 2000
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 38 x 51 in. (96.52 x 129.54 cm)
Frame Size:...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Half-length portrait of an elderly bearded man - Melancholy of a prophet -
Located in Berlin, DE
Friedrich August Seitz (1902 Staffort - 1944 Belgrade). Half-length portrait of an elderly man with a beard. Oil on canvas, 42 x 34 cm (visible seize), 58 x 50 cm (frame), signed and...
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Julius Kronberg’s Angelica – A Romantic Heroine of Renaissance Legend
Located in Stockholm, SE
Literary Origins of Angelica
The subject of this painting is Angelica, a princess from the epic chivalric romances of the Italian Renaissance. She first appears in Matteo Maria Boiardo’s Orlando Innamorato (1483) and reappears famously in Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso (1532). In these poems – part of the Matter of France cycle of Charlemagne and his paladins – Angelica’s extraordinary beauty ensnares many knights, including Orlando (Roland) and his cousin Rinaldo, sparking rivalries and adventures. Ariosto’s narrative particularly highlights Angelica’s tumultuous journey: at one point she is stripped and chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster (a scene mirroring the myth of Andromeda) before being dramatically rescued by the valiant knight Ruggiero on his winged horse. Ultimately, however, Angelica chooses her own destiny. She falls in love with a humble Saracen soldier, Medoro, whom she nurses back to health, and she returns with him to her far-off Asian kingdom – an affair that drives the heartbroken Orlando to madness. This independent resolution (marrying outside the circle of Christian knights) made Angelica an emblem of feminine agency and romantic idealism in Renaissance literature. Her story remained popular in art and literature through the centuries, symbolizing the allure and elusiveness of love.
Kronberg’s Portrayal and Composition
In Julius Kronberg...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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