Portrait De  la Princesse Kotschoubey - F.x. Winterhalter

Portrait of Princess Kotschoubey - German School of the 19th Century Franz Xaver Winterhalter (St. Blasien 1805- Frankfurt in 1873) This extraordinary female portrait is obviously the work of the famous German master FX Winterhalter, one of the greatest court painters in post-Napoleonic Europe. This is a superb representation of the Ukrainian Princess Kotschoubey, residing in a majestic palace in Nice on the French Riviera, then an important Russian colony. The painting depicts the princess at a young age (it will be immortalized later in 1860 in a famous painting now in the Baltimore Museum dressed in black - see photo), and comes in all of its exceptional beauty with a burst of light and color barely matched. The exterior context instead of a monochrome background is unusual for the Winterhalter. and we find him with the same characteristics in his most extraordinary works. (See photo) Describing painting is really difficult as it is full of virtuosity and dazzling nuances. The beautiful original frame of the painting measures 170 x 145. (Canvas 105 x 1 Franz Xaver Winterhalter (April 20, 1805 - July 8, 1873) was a German painter. He worked in many European Courts, such as Karlsruhe, Paris, London, Prague and Moscow, producing portraits of rulers, such as that of King Louis Philippe of France in 1839 (at Versailles) or that of Queen Victoria with her family in 1842 at Windsor Castle. She also painted three famous portraits of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissi) and Empress Eugenie of France were portrayed as Queen Marie Antoinette. Winterhalter is famous for her mastery of faithfully making all the folds and tactile characteristics of dresses and hairstyles on the canvas faithfully His works are exhibited in museums all over Europe Certificate of authenticity FIMA - CINOA Insured shipment with professional packaging in custom wooden crate www.antichitaischia.it