Metzler, Johann
Rudolf (czynny we Wrocławiu 1933-1947), fot. Jagusch
1945
unspecified
From the collection of Library of the Wroclaw University
Rudolf (czynny we Wrocławiu 1933-1947), fot. Jagusch
1945
unspecified
From the collection of Library of the Wroclaw University
Metzler, Johann is a 1945 unspecified by Rudolf (czynny we Wrocławiu 1933-1947), fot. Jagusch, held at Library of the Wroclaw University.
This painting shows a man in a coat of arms with inscriptions at the top. He's turned to the left, and his image is in a vertical oval. The man is Johan Metzler, a lawyer and classical philologist. The painting has a coat of arms in the corner and inscriptions with dates. This suggests the painting was made to remember Metzler. The details are important to understanding the painting. You can learn more about this style by looking at the technique of sfumato.
Rudolf Jagusch worked in Wrocław between 1933 and 1947. He made photographs of city scenes and portraits during those years. His surviving prints show shopfronts, street corners, and local figures in black-and-white.…
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