Sujet

Ahasuerus, 1876. Creator: Maurycy Gottlieb.

Légende

Ahasuerus, 1876. The artist presents himself in the ambiguous figure of the biblical Persian king Ahasver, who provided freedom and privileges to the Jews. Gottlieb appears here as a young man of extraordinary, oriental beauty. The dominant feeling, perceptible in the look and expression of the face, is thoughtfulness and sadness. The head tilted in a grimace of suffering, the black of the robe, were contrasted with the attributes of power and wealth. The painting was excellently developed in terms of painting. Narrowed down to shades of brown, the range of colors is the perfect background for the extremely subtle effects of a shiny tiara and earring. Anna Budzalek

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A39_079

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NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38,2Mo (2,4Mo) / 28,2cm x 33,9cm / 3336 x 4000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe portrait people male job man men head historical religious arts painting country religion monarch art guy occupation continent museum European color king Poland royal scene Christianity polish jewellery jewelry artist painter depiction location century earrings earring moustache profession National Museum Bible Iran Iranian royalty tiara Biblical concept exhibition exhibit head and shoulders mustache facial hair self-portrait self portrait oil Painting Colour Old Testament 19th century Persian Persia 1870s nineteenth century culture history historic 1876 Ahasuerus chiaroscuro Oil on canvas sovereign TGN Xerxes I portrait oil Ahaseurus Maurycy Gottlieb Moritz Gottlieb biblical character Gottlieb Maurycy Painting Heritage Art Ahasueru 19th-century Ahasuerus Canvas Gottlieb National Museum in Krakow Maurycy Gottlieb Moritz Gottlieb Maurycy