Self-Portrait

Francesco de Mura presents himself as a man of great elegance and high social standing. He is sumptuously dressed and surrounded by trappings of wealth and grandeur (billowing drapery, monumental column, marble-topped gilt table). His drawing tools are prominently displayed. Traditionally, the medium of drawing reveals the intellectual quality and inventiveness of an artist’s ideas. The red chalk drawing in de Mura’s hand—depicting the Roman goddess Minerva, protector of the arts—displays his knowledge of the classical world, confirming his portrayal of himself as an educated gentleman.

Om maleriet

Oplysninger

I samme sal · G307, Minneapolis Institute of Art

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I kataloget

Kilder

The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Allégorie des Arts

Charity

The Triumph of Empire, with the Four Continents

Alexander Condemning False Praise

Sketch of Spandrel with Sacrifice of Isaac

Pave Gregor V (?), kontratryk

Glorie auf einen Fürsten

Pope Benedict XIV Presenting the Encyclical Ex Omnibus to the Comte de Stainville, Later Duc de Choiseul, 1757

The Comtesse d'Egmont Pignatelli in Spanish Costume, 1763

The Sleeping Congregation, 1728

Saint Roch, c. 1730–35

Imaginary Landscape, Italian Harbor Scene, 1746

View up the Grand Canal toward the Rialto, c. 1785

Portrait of John Woodyeare, 1750

Portrait of Olive Craster, 1762