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Unknown

1772

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From the collection of Museum of City History Leipzig

Rococo painting Romanticism 18th Century Portrait

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Painting is a 1772 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Museum of City History Leipzig.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1772 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?: Museum of City History Leipzig

About this work

This painting shows a scene created with oil paint on a framed canvas. It's a copy of a work by Anton Graff, a well-known artist. The copy is interesting because it shows the skill of the unknown artist who made it, and how they tried to match the original. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.