Portrait of a Man with an Earring
1800
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1800
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of a Man with an Earring is a 1800 unspecified by Anonymous Graff, a Biedermeier work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a small round portrait of a man with curly gray hair and a serious look. He’s wearing a black coat over a white shirt with a green-and-purple striped cravat. His left earlobe has a small gold earring. The painting is framed in gold with a dark border. The artist signed it "Graff" in the corner, which might mean they were part of a group of lesser-known painters. The soft lighting on his face suggests a focus on mood over detail. Check out chiaroscuro to see how this kind of lighting works in portraits.
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