Germany's Famous Authors: Portrait of Chrisoph August Tiedge

1824

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Germany's Famous Authors: Portrait of Chrisoph August Tiedge is a 1824 by Gustav Karl Friedrich Lüderitz, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Gustav Karl Friedrich Lüderitz
When & what style?: 1824 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This portrait depicts a man with short, wavy hair and a dark jacket, his right hand raised to his face. He sits in front of a plain background, with a subtle shadow behind him. The subject's attire suggests a formal or intellectual setting, and his gesture implies a moment of contemplation or thought. To learn more about the artistic style of this period, explore the Romanticism movement.