Portrait of a Man in Black
unknown
Basic information
- ID
- Ж-495
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Portrait of a Man in Black
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- duplicated canvas oil
- Dimensions
- 39.5 x 25 cm (height x width)
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- portraiture
- Plot
- Portrait
- Provenance
- Collection of Lviv City Gallery
- Exposition
- Potocki Palace
Information about author
Object description
The painting features a full-length portrait of a man dressed in dark Renaissance attire. He wears a black doublet and trousers over long underwear. A long dark cloak is draped over his shoulders, falling in elegant folds. The dark costume is contrasted with the pristine white ruff – a wide starched collar. The painting was received from the Lviv City Gallery collection as a portrait of an unknown artist. The figure, attire, and composition's interpretation align with the portrait features of Peter Vok of Rosenberg (1539–1611) – a political figure in the Kingdom of Bohemia, the last head of the House of Rosenberg, and a leader of non-Catholic estates in the kingdom. The painting is possibly a copy of Peter's portrait as a young man, painted at the court. However, these assumptions require thorough research.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
