Collection

Portrait of a Churchman

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  • Portrait of a Churchman 2
  • Portrait of a Churchman 3
Basic information
ID
Ж-4514
Author
unknown
Name
Portrait of a Churchman
Date of creation
18th c.
Technique
oil painting
Material
canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
78.5 x 67
Additionally
Information about author
Author
unknown
Artist's lifetime
1638–1709
Country
Holland
Biography
Мейндерт Гоббема – один із основних представників пейзажного живопису в Амстердамі другої половини XVII століття. У 1659-му році він познайомився з пейзажистом Якобом ван Руйсдаелем та розпочав у нього навчання, яке стало вирішальним у формуванні стилю митця. На початку кар’єри Гоббема наслідував манеру вчителя, однак згодом відійшов від похмурої атмосфери його робіт у бік яскравіших колірних рішень. Спеціалізацією художника стали лісові пейзажі, краєвиди з дорогами, ставками і водяними млинами.
Object description
Along with portraits of burghers and noblemen, images of clergymen took a significant place in Ukrainian painting. They were painted according to the canonical scheme in the clothes of churchmen of a certain rank. Images of prominent church figures, namely metropolitans, archbishops, and representatives of the clerical elite were introduced into the portrait gallery. The works were often painted in restrained colors, without excessive decorativeness, giving them special expressiveness and attention to the faces and characters depicted. A bust-length image of an unknown man is portrayed in the dark background. He is dressed in clerical clothing. His hand is on the chest, pointing to the cross. At the end of the eighteenth century, portraits of hierarchs were subject to changes that took place in painting, gradually losing their monumentality, decorativeness, and majestic isolation. The man’s face and hand, around which one can see a white lace cuff, are bright elements in the portrait. It is a secular image characterized by the depth of showing the image.