Hoviarkkitehti Göran Josuæ Adelcrantz
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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Hoviarkkitehti Göran Josuæ Adelcrantz is an unspecified by Georg Engelhard Schröder, held at Finnish National Gallery.
This painting shows a man in a dark coat and blue robe, sitting indoors with a window behind him. He’s pointing at a large paper on his lap, which has a drawing or sketch on it. His red wig and serious expression stand out against the warm, shadowy background. The nameplate at the bottom says *Georg Iosua Tornquist* but the painting is actually of Göran Adelcrantz, an architect. The artist, Schröder, captured his hands and the paper with careful detail. Try looking up chiaroscuro to see how this painting uses light and shadow.
