Caption

Princess Sophie Jagiellon with two sisters of her husband Frederick Hohenzollern during prayer, after an oil painting by Jakob Mühlholzer Windesheimensis in the Church of St. Gumpert in Ansbach in Bavaria; depiction of Zofia Jagiellonka Polish–Lithuanian princess, 1464–1512, copies, painting, portraits, praying, female portraits, European painting, iconography of Zofia Jagiellonka — copy from a painting by Alexander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman/author; drawing glued across the entire surface onto paper of similar dimensions, which is glued by the upper edge onto cardboard; medium: drawing, watercolor; date: 1830–1884; dimensions: drawing 18.9 x 17.0 cm, support 22.9 x 17.4 cm, cardboard 35.8 x 26.0 cm; unknown place of creation., Three women kneel on a checkered floor against a muted brownish background. They wear elaborate, richly patterned gowns and ornate headdresses; the left figure wears a gold and red patterned dress with jewel-like decorations and a jeweled crown, the center figure has a paler yellow headdress and a dark garment partially visible beneath a patterned robe, and the right figure wears a red and gold dress with a tall patterned cap. Their hands are held together in a praying gesture and their faces are solemn. Visible colors include gold, red, yellow, blue, purple, brown, beige, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_458

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30.7Mb (2.0Mb) / 9.6in x 12.4in / 2881 x 3720 (300dpi)

Keywords

Princess Sophie Jagiellon two sisters husband Frederick Hohenzollern prayer oil painting Jakob Mühlholzer Windesheimensis Church St Gumpert Ansbach Bavaria depiction Zofia Jagiellonka Polish–Lithuanian princess 1464–1512 copies painting portraits praying female portraits European painting iconography Zofia Jagiellonka copy Alexander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman author drawing glued across entire surface paper dimensions upper edge cardboard medium watercolor date 1830–1884 support unknown place creation Three women kneel checkered floor muted brownish background wear elaborate richly patterned gowns ornate headdresses left figure wears gold red dress jewel- decorations jeweled crown center figure paler yellow headdress dark garment partially visible beneath patterned robe right figure wears gold dress tall cap hands held together praying gesture faces solemn Visible colors include yellow blue purple brown beige gray.