Caption

Portrait of Joanna Duninówna. Leon Brzezinski 1809–1865, painter. Miniature, 1833, France. Almost full-length bust, three-quarter portrait of a woman: dark brown hair in spiral curls around the face with a braided crown at the top of the head. She wears a string of pearls with a cross, a blue dress with horizontal stripes, and a white lace shawl ornament made using the scratching technique. Greenish-grey background, lightened on the right. Frame: ornamented recessed oval border of gilded bronze in a rectangular black-polished board; beveled glass. Signature: Leon Brzezinski 1833. Inscription on the back: Joanna Duninówna / in 1833. Miniature, height 10.8 cm, width 9.0 cm. Genres/subjects: jewellery, aristocracy, portraits of women, Polish miniatures., A small oval portrait set within an ornate gold frame rests on a rectangular black background; the portrait shows a woman with dark brown curly hair styled up, pale skin, and a neutral expression, wearing a blue off-the-shoulder dress and a light patterned shawl, with a strand of pearls and a small pendant at her neck; the painted background inside the oval is a muted beige-gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_081

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Rights managed

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38.3Mb (1.3Mb) / 11.1in x 13.5in / 3318 x 4036 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Joanna Duninówna Leon Brzezinski 1809–1865 painter Miniature 1833 France Almost full-length bust three-quarter portrait woman dark brown hair spiral curls face braided crown top head wears string pearls cross blue dress horizontal stripes white lace shawl ornament using scratching technique Greenish-grey background lightened right Frame ornamented recessed oval border gilded bronze rectangular black-polished board beveled glass Signature Leon Brzezinski 1833 Inscription back height 10.8 cm width 9.0 cm Genres subjects jewellery aristocracy portraits women Polish miniatures small oval portrait set within ornate gold frame rests rectangular black background portrait dark brown curly hair styled up pale skin neutral expression wearing blue off- -shoulder dress light patterned shawl strand small pendant neck painted background inside oval muted beige-gray.