About this artwork
Settling in Rome in 1818, Schnorr von Carolsfeld became a member of the Nazarene Brotherhood there. Also known as the Brotherhood of Saint Luke, after the painter-evangelist, this group of German artists painted mostly religious subjects, reflecting their interest in the Italian Renaissance. Rendered with a fine line like that of Botticelli, this extraordinarily compelling lifelike portrait was of a close relative and remained in the family until acquired by the Art Institute.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
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Title
- Portrait of a Woman
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Place
- Germany (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1821
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Medium
- Brush and brown wash and pen and brown ink, with graphite on ivory wove paper
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Dimensions
- 22.7 × 20 cm (8 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Margaret Day Blake Endowment Fund
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Reference Number
- 2007.293
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/191195/manifest.json