Caption

Coffin portrait of Teresa Bojanowska, née Sokolnicki 1666–1700, unknown artist. A young woman depicted in a bust, turned three-quarters to the right, gazing directly at the viewer. Her face is long and slender, slightly shadowed on the left; straight nose, dark brown eyes, thin brown eyebrows with a delicate vertical wrinkle between them. Small thin mouth. Long brown fluffy curls fall freely over her left shoulder, one delicately curled lock visible. Hairstyle slightly pinned up above the forehead with a single strand secured by a small clip possibly set with diamonds. Slightly elongated pearl earring in the right ear and a short string of pearls around her neck. She wears a semicircular light red dress with a ruffled neckline trimmed with white lace. Background unpainted, neutral metallic color with traces of scrubbing. Framed in a black mahogany profiled frame with a wooden backing; portrait complemented by a lead plate with an inscription. Circa 1700, Greater Poland. Painting, hexagonal, height 34.2 cm, width 34 cm., A painted portrait of a woman shown from the shoulders up inside a dark octagonal frame, with brown hair pulled back and styled, pale skin with pinkish cheeks, neutral facial expression, a pair of teardrop-shaped earrings and a string of rounded beads at her neck, a lacy white neckline and a hint of red garment visible, a textured silvery-gray background, and a black wooden frame surrounding the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_406

License type

Rights managed

Available size

102.6Mb (6.6Mb) / 20.0in x 19.9in / 6000 x 5974 (300dpi)

Keywords

Coffin portrait Teresa Bojanowska née Sokolnicki 1666–1700 unknown artist young woman depicted bust turned three-quarters right gazing directly viewer face long slender slightly shadowed left straight nose dark brown eyes thin brown eyebrows delicate vertical wrinkle them Small thin mouth Long brown fluffy curls fall freely left shoulder delicately curled lock visible Hairstyle slightly pinned up forehead single strand secured small clip set diamonds Slightly elongated pearl earring right ear short string pearls neck wears semicircular light red dress ruffled neckline trimmed white lace Background unpainted neutral metallic color traces scrubbing Framed black mahogany profiled frame wooden backing portrait complemented lead plate inscription Circa 1700 Greater Poland Painting hexagonal height 34.2 cm width 34 cm painted portrait woman shown shoulders up inside dark octagonal frame brown hair pulled back styled pale skin pinkish cheeks neutral facial expression pair teardrop-shaped earrings string rounded beads lacy white neckline hint red garment visible textured silvery-gray background black wooden frame surrounding image.