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Blazonul funerar al baronului Miklós Wesselényi din Hodod

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1803

unspecified

From the collection of National Museum of Transylvanian History

Biedermeier Romanticism Early 19th Century Allegory Coat of Arms

Dominant colour

Blazonul funerar al baronului Miklós Wesselényi din Hodod is a 1803 unspecified by Unknown, a Biedermeier work, depicting Coat of Arms, held at National Museum of Transylvanian History.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1803 · Biedermeier
Where can I see it?: National Museum of Transylvanian History

About this work

This painting shows a coat of arms with intricate details. The coat of arms belongs to Baron Miklós Wesselényi, a Hungarian nobleman. It's interesting that the coat of arms includes a lot of text, which is actually a biography of the baron, including his birth and death dates. You can learn more about this style of art by looking into the technique of impasto.