Portrait of Jan Klemens Branicki
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Basic information
- ID
- Ж-4622
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Portrait of Jan Klemens Branicki
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 81 x 65
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- portraiture
- Provenance
- the Rzewuski collection (Pidhirtsi Castle)
Information about author
Object description
Jan Klemens Branicki (1689–1771) was Grand Deputy Cup–Bearer (pidczaszy) of the Crown, Field Crown Hetman, a voivode of Krakow, Great Crown Hetman, and a political figure of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the only son of the voivode Stefan Mikolaj Branicki and Katarzyna Sapieha. The bust–length portrait of Jan Branicki follows the traditions of ceremonial portraiture of the 18th century, which is characterized by monumentality and a refined depiction of man. Along with the traditional techniques, the work has its own significant features. Against a dark background, there is a bust–length image of a man wearing the knight armour. He is depicted with a blue ribbon of the Order of the White Eagle. In his right hand, there is a mace. A vividly coloured red cape stands out as a bright spot in the painting. The author mainly focused on the face of the person portrayed. Being painted in detail, clothes do not distract attention from the portrait as a whole.
Portrayed person
- The name of the person portrayed
- Jan Klemens Branicki
- Lifetime of the person portrayed
- 1689–1771
