1700
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A study of a Lawyer is a 1700 oil by Luca Carlevarijs, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a young man wearing a brown cape and traditional lawyer's clothes. He's dressed in a black coat, breeches, and tights with a white cravat and long hair. The artist likely painted this study to prepare for a larger work, and it's part of a collection of sketches. The details in this painting suggest the artist was interested in everyday people and their clothes. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.
This drawing by Luca Carlevarijs depicts a young lawyer dressed in period attire, including a brown cape over a black coat, breeches, tights, a white cravat, and long hair styled as a wig. Part of a larger album of fifty-three sketches, it was likely created outdoors as a preparatory study for formal compositions. The work reflects Carlevarijs' attention to costume as a means of identifying social and professional roles, a feature consistent with his broader artistic practice. Acquired in 1938, the study exemplifies his method of capturing animated Venetian figures in quick, color-daubed…
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Luca Carlevarijs or Carlevaris (20 January 1663 – 12 February 1730) was an Italian painter and engraver working mainly in Venice.
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