Although the sitter’s identity is not verified, he is possibly Johann Dorsch, a cleric in Nuremberg. The clergyman’s ardor, spiritual zeal, and intense determination are communicated through the turn of the head, the fixed, staring eyes, and the tight, compressed lips.
Merkwürdigkeiten der Haupt-und Residenz-Stadt Wien und ihrer nächsten Umgebungen:
Inscriptions upper center in graphite, twice: 28; lower left verso in graphite: [… im Wien
Accession Number 1964.8.1817 Catalogue Raisonné Wien 290 Artwork history
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Katalog der Graf Czernin’schen Gemäldegalerie Wien. (1936).
.; lower left in plate: Wien bei Jos. Eder.; lower right in plate: A.
The half-length image of the Virgin and Child, made for contemplation in private homes, was in great demand in 15th-century Florence. This early masterpiece by Benedetto condenses layers of meaning into a simple composition.
Führer durch die Fürstlich-Liechtensteinsche Gemäldegalerie in Wien.
This painting is regarded as one of the finest of all Titian’s portraits. Doge Andrea Gritti’s ferocious expression and imposing figure convey an awe-inspiring authority.
(as reported by Karl Wilczek, Katalog der Graf Czernin’schen Gemäldegalerie in Wien
Discover works by Count Eugen Czernin von Chudenitz and learn about the artist
Katalog der Graf Czernin’schen Gemäldegalerie Wien. (1936).
Discover works by Count Johann Rudolf Czernin von Chudenitz and learn about the artist
Katalog der Graf Czernin’schen Gemäldegalerie in Wien. (1936).
Jahrbuch des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien 21 (2019): 196-317.
