Portrait of a Man
c. 1735
Christian Friedrich Zincke
Christian Friedrich Zincke (German, 1683/85–1767)
European Painting and Sculpture
Portrait of a Man, c. 1735. Christian Friedrich Zincke (German, 1683/85–1767). Enamel on copper in a gold frame with a blue glass and hair reverse; framed: 5.1 x 4.3 cm (2 x 1 11/16 in.); unframed: 4.5 x 3.6 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection 1940.1221 Unlike fragile portrait miniatures painted in watercolor on vellum or ivory, which are prone to cracking, fading, and flaking, enamels are resilient, impervious to the effects of light, and retain their striking original colors over time.
- Maker/Artist
- Zincke, Christian Friedrich
- Classification
- Portrait Miniature
- Formatted Medium
- enamel on copper in a gold frame with a blue glass and hair reverse
- Dimensions
- Framed: 5.1 x 4.3 cm (2 x 1 11/16 in.); Unframed: 4.5 x 3.6 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1940.1221
- Credit Line
- The Edward B. Greene Collection
- Exhibitions
- Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America, Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives, <em>Main European Rotation (Gallery 202)</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 30, 2012 - July 23, 2012). [Verso on display], <em>Main European Rotation (Gallery 202)</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 23, 2013 - May 20, 2014).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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