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John II Casimir Vasa 1609–1672, attributed to Daniel Schultz ca. 1615–1683. Oil on oak panel, portrait, height 62.0 cm, width 50.0 cm; mid- to late 17th century. Likely created as a coffin portrait to decorate the castrum doloris for John Casimir’s 1673 service in the collegiate church of St. John in Warsaw. The painting displays features characteristic of Schultz: the king’s face with the same physiognomic type as in other Schultz portraits, grayish modeling achieved with impasto, visible in X-ray and infrared images. The youthful, slim depiction led some to date it to the mid-1640s, but dendrochronology indicates the panel comes from an oak felled no earlier than 1660, supporting a later date. The portrait unusually combines a Western wig with a fur cap part of Polish costume. The series includes other panel portraits e.g., of Elizabeth, wife of Casimir IV Jagiellon, and Elizabeth, wife of Sigismund II Augustus. Inscriptions on the painting: on the face “Joa... Ca...”; at the lower left a red gallery inventory number “2170”. An oval early 19th-century copy of this portrait is known; no graphic repetitions are recorded., A portrait of a man with long dark brown hair and a mustache wearing a tall dark fur hat with a small ornate decoration at the front and a dark fur or heavy dark garment, set against a deep muted blue-gray background; the face shows natural skin tones with subtle reddish and greenish undertones, and the collar is a lighter grayish-white; the painting is mounted in a dark wooden octagonal frame with metallic studs and a surrounding muted gray mat.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A06_337

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

85.5Mo (2.1Mo) / 42.1cm x 50.8cm / 4978 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

John II Casimir Vasa 1609–1672 attributed Daniel Schultz ca 1615–1683 Oil oak panel portrait height 62.0 cm width 50.0 cm mid- late 17th century created coffin portrait decorate castrum doloris John Casimir’s 1673 service collegiate church St John Warsaw painting displays features characteristic Schultz king’s face physiognomic type Schultz portraits grayish modeling achieved impasto visible X-ray infrared images youthful slim depiction led date mid-1640s dendrochronology indicates panel comes oak felled no earlier 1660 supporting later date portrait unusually combines Western wig fur cap part Polish costume series includes panel portraits e.g Elizabeth wife Casimir IV Jagiellon Sigismund II Augustus Inscriptions painting face “Joa.. Ca...” lower left red gallery inventory number “2170” oval early 19th-century copy no graphic repetitions recorded man long dark brown hair mustache wearing tall dark fur hat small ornate decoration front dark fur heavy dark garment set deep muted blue-gray background face natural skin tones subtle reddish greenish undertones collar lighter grayish-white mounted dark wooden octagonal frame metallic studs surrounding gray mat.