The 18th Century, European School, Portrait Of A Nobleman

The 18th century, European School

Portrait of a nobleman

Oil on canvas oval, cm 71 x 58

With frame, cm 91 x 74

The painting in question depicts a nobleman dressed in a black robe, exemplifying his institutional position in the legal-notarial field. The gaze fixed on the outside observer to the painting and the pose in half-obscured three quarters identify the portrait as 'official', or commissioned by the nobleman for a private or public use, but through which the nobility of the effigy should shine. For this he is portrayed with his best clothes, which characterize him in daily life. These details, Together with the deep and vivid look and the subtle expressive nuances of the face - the arched eyebrows, the straight nose, the rosy cheeks, they exalt the psychological introspection rendered by a high pictorial quality.