Artwork

Bildnis der Maria Franziska Dorothea von Pfalz-Sulzbach, Herzogin von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1724-1794)

Bildnis der Maria Franziska Dorothea von Pfalz-Sulzbach, Herzogin von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1724-1794) is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Georg Desmarées. It dates from 1746 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.

About this work

Subject & Meaning

Created in 1746 by Georg Desmarées, it belongs to the genre of portraiture, a format dedicated to capturing the likeness and status of a named individual.

The painting is a portrait of Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, who later became Duchess of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. Created in 1746 by Georg Desmarées, it belongs to the genre of portraiture, a format dedicated to capturing the likeness and status of a named individual. The work's main subject is identified as Maria Franziska herself, situating the canvas as a personal commemorative image rather than an allegorical or devotional composition.

As a formal oil-on-canvas portrait held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek, the painting represents the sitter through the conventions of mid-eighteenth-century aristocratic representation, presenting her identity and lineage as the central meaning of the work.

Technique & Style

Executed in 1746 by Georg Desmarées, this portrait is an oil painting on canvas. The work measures 87 cm in height and 67 cm in width. As a formal portrait, it depicts Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach. The piece is currently held within the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.

History & Provenance

The portrait of Maria Franziska Dorothea of Pfalz-Sulzbach was produced in 1746 by Georg Desmarées, executed in oil on canvas. The work was created during Desmarées's mature period as a court painter active in the Palatinate and Bavaria, where he was repeatedly engaged to portray members of the Wittelsbach family and related houses.

The painting entered the holdings of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is today held by the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. No intermediate private owners, commission records, or earlier custodial history are documented in the available sources.

The portrait is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is located at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.

Its inventory number within the collection is not specified in the available sources.

No exhibition history is documented in the provided references.

Overview

This oil painting, created in 1746 by Georg Desmarées, is a portrait of Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach. It is currently held at the Alte Pinakothek.