Portrait of a Male Member of the Szalay Family
1773
oil
From the collection of Hungarian National Gallery
1773
oil
From the collection of Hungarian National Gallery
This portrait features a man in 18th-century attire, seated in a chair with a high back. He wears a dark jacket over a red vest with gold accents and a white lace collar and cuffs. His right hand rests on the chair's arm, holding a piece of paper. The man's gaze is directed slightly to his left, and his hair is styled in a neat, curled fashion. The background of the painting is dark, which helps to accentuate the subject's features and clothing. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the portrait. To learn more about this technique, look up chiaroscuro.
