Caption

Portrait of Queen Barbara Radziwillówna, after a painting by Lucas Cranach the Younger; draughtsman Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 author, Lucas Cranach the Younger 1515–1586 co-author. Subject: Barbara Radziwillówna Queen of Poland; 1520–1551 — iconography of Poland, queens, personages, portraits, women's portraits, 16th century. Medium and support: drawing, watercolor; tracing paper glued across its entire surface to paper of similar dimensions, which is glued by the upper edge to cardboard. Date: 1830–1884. Dimensions: card: 20.7 × 18.7 cm; cardboard: 35.8 × 25.8 cm., A painted portrait of a woman shown from the torso up against a muted gray-green background, wearing an ornate golden headdress that covers her neck and frames her face and topped with a flat red cap; her face is pale with light brown hair peeking at the temples and a neutral expression. She wears a richly decorated golden garment with puffed sleeves featuring dark blue or black slashes and small red jewel-like accents, and an elaborate jeweled collar and chest ornamentation with blue and red details. Her hands, with pale skin, are clasped together at a table edge in front of her, resting on a mustard-yellow surface, and she holds a small folded object. The overall palette includes gold, yellow, red, dark blue or black, pale skin tones, white, and gray-green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_471

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29.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 10.2in x 11.2in / 3054 x 3366 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Queen Barbara Radziwillówna painting Lucas Cranach Younger draughtsman Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 author Younger 1515–1586 co-author Subject Barbara Radziwillówna Queen Poland 1520–1551 iconography queens personages portraits women's portraits 16th century Medium support drawing watercolor tracing paper glued across entire surface paper dimensions upper edge cardboard Date 1830–1884 Dimensions card painted portrait woman shown torso up muted gray-green background wearing ornate golden headdress covers neck frames face topped flat red cap pale light brown hair peeking temples neutral expression wears richly decorated golden garment puffed sleeves featuring dark blue black slashes small jewel- accents elaborate jeweled collar chest ornamentation blue red details hands pale skin clasped together table edge front resting mustard-yellow surface holds folded object palette includes gold yellow dark blue black pale skin tones white gray-green.