Year 1700 (1700) Artist Jan Kupecký | Medium oil on canvas Created 1700 | |
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Dimensions 68.2 cm × 56.0 cm (26.9 in × 22.0 in) People also search for Night Travellers at a Cross | ||
Portrait of a man (in Slovak: Portrét muža) or Self-portrait (in Slovak: Autoportrét) is a picture of Slovak painter Jan Kupecký. It was created in the period from 1700 to 1709.
The picture is painted in oil on canvas and has dimensions of 68.2 x 56 cm. The picture is part of the collection of the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Analysis
This portrait is different from his kind. A combination of light and dusk. The actual highlight facial features, such as reduced descriptive details. This portrait of an unknown man has for a long time been considered the only original work of Jan Kupiecka in the collections of Slovak galleries and museums. The picture is later signature and date - around 1709 Based on comparisons, it is considered that self-portrait of the artist from about 1700; in the monograph of Eduard A. Safarik, it is assumed that the work is an early self-portrait of significantly young artist Franz Anton Palko. The Italian period of the artist is very poorly known. The only proven his picture of that time was "Portrait of a man" ("Self-Portrait"). His work focuses mainly on painting portraits. Jan Kupiecka is one of the brightest representatives of the Central European Baroque.