Open full image Pin

Autoportret

Polcovnicul Nicolae

unspecified

From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania

Classical Antiquity Portrait

Dominant colour

Autoportret is an unspecified by Polcovnicul Nicolae, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.

Who painted this?: Polcovnicul Nicolae
Where can I see it?: National Museum of Art of Romania

About this work

This painting shows a man in a tall, dark hat with a green band. He’s wearing a brown vest over a white shirt, with a striped cravat at his neck. His hands rest on an open book, and the background is a dark, smoky color. The way light hits his face and the shadows around him make the colors pop. It looks like the artist used a technique to create strong contrasts between light and dark. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how this effect works.

About the artist

Artist

Polcovnicul Nicolae

Nicolae Polcovnicul left two prints and one painting in our folder. In the print Soția artistului, Zamfira, cu copilul Ioan he shows his wife and infant son sitting together, the baby wrapped tight in swaddling. The…

See the richer artist page