1765
oil
canvas
From the collection of Clark Art Institute
Countess Teresa Kinska Poniatowska is a 1765 oil by Per Krafft the Elder, a Rococo painting work, held at Clark Art Institute.
This portrait painting features a woman with a fair complexion and dark hair, adorned with a pearl headpiece and a blue dress visible under her white attire. She wears a gold chain around her neck and has a pink bow on her chest. The background is dark, with a brown chair behind her. The subject's gaze is directed straight ahead, and her expression appears neutral. The overall atmosphere of the painting is formal and elegant. The painting is reminiscent of works by artists who mastered the technique of chiaroscuro, which emphasizes contrasts between light and dark.
Per Krafft the Elder (16 January 1724 – 7 November 1793) was a Swedish portraitist. He was the father of the artists Per Krafft the Younger and Wilhelmina Krafft.
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