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Monau, Sebastian

Rudolf (czynny we Wrocławiu 1933-1947), fot. Jagusch

1945

unspecified

From the collection of Library of the Wroclaw University

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Monau, Sebastian is a 1945 unspecified by Rudolf (czynny we Wrocławiu 1933-1947), fot. Jagusch, held at Library of the Wroclaw University.

Who painted this?: Rudolf (czynny we Wrocławiu 1933-1947), fot. Jagusch
When & what style?: 1945
Where can I see it?: Library of the Wroclaw University

About this work

This painting shows a bust of Sebastian Monau in a vertical oval frame. He's wearing a serious expression and has a coat of arms in the corner. The painting has some details that make it interesting, like the inscriptions at the top and bottom, which give us some information about Monau's life and death. The inscriptions tell us when he was a starost of the duchy of Wrocław and when he died. To learn more about the style of this painting, look up the technique of sfumato.

About the artist

Artist

Rudolf (czynny we Wrocławiu 1933-1947), fot. Jagusch

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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