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Ioan Vodă Caragea

Alexandru Phoebus

1936

unspecified

From the collection of King Ferdinand I National Military Museum

Classical Antiquity Portrait

Dominant colour

Ioan Vodă Caragea is a 1936 unspecified by Alexandru Phoebus, depicting Portrait, held at King Ferdinand I National Military Museum.

Who painted this?: Alexandru Phoebus
When & what style?: 1936
Where can I see it?: King Ferdinand I National Military Museum

About this work

This painting depicts a man with a long white beard and mustache, wearing a black hat and a dark-colored robe with a red lining. The man's face is serious, and he is looking directly at the viewer. The background of the painting is a dark gray color, which helps to emphasize the subject's features. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of solemnity and gravity. The level of detail in the painting suggests that it may have been created using a technique such as chiaroscuro, which emphasizes contrasts between light and dark. You might also want to look up the artist, Phoebus, Alexandru.