Portrait of Franciszek Salezy Potocki
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Basic information
- ID
- Ж-6082
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Portrait of Franciszek Salezy Potocki
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 47 x 35.5
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- portraiture
- Provenance
- Lviv Historical Museum
Information about author
Object description
Franciszek Salezy Potocki (1700–1772) was a son of Jozef Potocki and Teofila Cetner. He was a voivode of Belz, Carver (krajczy) of the Crown, voivode of Volyn and Kyiv. Franciszek Salezy Potocki was the owner of Chervonohrad (Khrystynopil), a philanthropist, who built hospitals. He was married twice; his first wife was Zofia Rzeczycka, the second one – Anna Potocka, the mother of Stanislaw Szczesny, who founded Sofiyivka Park in Uman. The bust-length image of the man is portrayed in a traditional manner. In the dark background, there is a carefully painted figure of a man turned three–quarters to the right, in knightly armour, and with a blue ribbon and the Order of the White Eagle. The red cape lined with fur is a bright spot in the portrait. Painted in a planar manner, the portrayal of Franciszek Salezy Potocki is characterized by bright colors and detailing of the image and accessories.
Portrayed person
- The name of the person portrayed
- Franciszek Salezy Potocki
- Lifetime of the person portrayed
- 1700–1772
