Countess Teresa Kinska Poniatowska (1765)
Per Krafft the Elder1765 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1793)
Specifications
- Year
- 1765
- Nationality / school
- Swedish
- Lifespan
- 1724–1793
About the artwork
Dated 1765, "Countess Teresa Kinska Poniatowska" is an artwork by Per Krafft the Elder. About the period around 1765: The Enlightenment and the habit of the Grand Tour fed a wider interest in science, travel, antiquity, and natural history, and illustrators accompanied many expeditions. In Japan, ukiyo-e woodblock printing flourished in the Edo period and made colour prints a popular and affordable art form. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is portrait. Background on Figurative: Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art.
"Countess Teresa Kinska Poniatowska" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Figurative works draw attention to the human presence, the gesture, and the emotional tone, so they work particularly well as a standalone focal point in living rooms, studies, and bedrooms. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Swedish, 1724–1793
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