Postdirektør, justitsråd Johan Georg Pauli

1770

From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst

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Postdirektør, justitsråd Johan Georg Pauli is a 1770 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1770 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Statens Museum for Kunst

About this work

This photo shows a man sitting in a chair, dressed in an old-fashioned gray coat and white shirt. He’s holding a folded paper in one hand and resting his arm on the chair. Behind him, a dark room has shelves with glass bottles and a table with a few items on it. The lighting is soft, making his face glow slightly against the shadows. His expression is calm but a little serious, like he’s deep in thought. If you like this style, check out chiaroscuro next—it’s the technique used for those dramatic light-and-shadow effects.