Caption

Prince Wladyslaw Vasa, in the future Wladyslaw IV 1595–1632, unknown artist, three-quarter-length portrait, copy, male ruler, foreign miniature, Knee-length, 3/4 to the right, dark hair curled to the shoulders, blond mustache and Spanish-style beard, wide white collar of openwork lace, silver caftan with slits on the sleeves, at the waist a belt of quadruple red bows, pantaloons of the same color, at the left side a sword with a gold hilt suspended on a narrow gold ribbon. The right hand rests on a table covered with green fabric, on which rests a black hat with a white ostrich feather. The left arm is bent at the elbow, with the hand on the hip. Background: dark. Frame: narrow gilded bronze frame chiseled with plant ornaments. Date: 1630. Miniature, height 9.7 cm, width 6.9 cm., A framed portrait of a man shown from the waist up wearing ornate clothing, with a dark background and a gold-colored rectangular frame and loop at the top. The man has shoulder-length dark brown hair and a mustache and beard, a pale complexion, and a neutral facial expression. He is dressed in a light-colored, patterned jacket with intricate lace-like details and a diagonal decorative sash in a warm yellowish-gold tone, and a belt with reddish-brown floral decoration. His lower garment is a deep red color. One hand rests on a green surface beside a black hat topped with a white plume, while the other hand rests on his hip near a small portion of metallic-colored armor or a sword hilt. Colors visible include dark gray and black in the background, pale skin tones, dark brown hair, light gray and off-white in the clothing, yellowish gold on the sash and frame, reddish-brown accents, deep red trousers, green on the surface, black on the hat, and white on the plume.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A17_273

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51.1Mb (1.6Mb) / 12.4in x 16.0in / 3717 x 4802 (300dpi)

Keywords

Prince Wladyslaw Vasa future Wladyslaw IV 1595–1632 unknown artist three-quarter-length portrait copy male ruler foreign miniature Knee-length 3 4 right dark hair curled shoulders blond mustache Spanish-style beard wide white collar openwork lace silver caftan slits sleeves waist belt quadruple red bows pantaloons color left side sword gold hilt suspended narrow gold ribbon right hand rests table covered green fabric rests black hat white ostrich feather left arm bent elbow hand hip Background dark Frame narrow gilded bronze frame chiseled plant ornaments Date 1630 Miniature height 9.7 cm width 6.9 cm framed portrait man shown waist up wearing ornate clothing dark background gold-colored rectangular frame loop top man shoulder-length brown hair mustache beard pale complexion neutral facial expression dressed light-colored patterned jacket intricate lace- details diagonal decorative sash warm yellowish-gold tone reddish-brown floral decoration lower garment deep red color hand rests green surface beside black hat topped white plume hip near small portion metallic-colored armor sword hilt Colors visible include dark gray black background pale skin tones dark brown hair light gray off-white clothing yellowish gold sash frame reddish-brown accents deep red trousers green surface hat white plume.