A Young Man Wearing a Feathered Hat (Self-portrait)
| Reference: | S42137 |
| Author | Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel |
| Year: | 1764 |
| Measures: | 62 x 88 mm |
€300.00
| Reference: | S42137 |
| Author | Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel |
| Year: | 1764 |
| Measures: | 62 x 88 mm |
€300.00
Description
A Young Man Wearing a Feathered Hat or Self-portrait
Etching, 1764, signed and dated at right center.
Half-length portrait of an unidentified man wearing a plumed hat and a dark coat; in the manner of Rembrandt. The portrait style derives from earlier models, of course, but this dandy perhaps could have been walking around Germany in Nothnagel's time. It would appear to be one of the many self-portraits the artist provides of himself.
Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel (1729–1804) was a German Jewish painter who painted famous paintings of Jewish rabbis and leaders. A portrait of an artist, thought to be his self-portrait, is found in the Nagler Exhibition. Some of this artist's paintings have become identified with famous rabbis from decades before his time, for which he drew imaginary portraits.
A fine impression on laid paper with narrow or thread margins. Rare.
Bibliografia
Nagler 1835-52 / Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon, (X.278.57)
Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel (1729-1804)
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Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel (1729–1804) was a German Jewish painter who painted famous paintings of Jewish rabbis and leaders. A portrait of an artist, thought to be his self-portrait, is found in the Nagler Exhibition. Some of this artist's paintings have become identified with famous rabbis from decades before his time, for which he drew imaginary portraits. Copies and sketches of his pictures and etchings have been attributed to the images of various rabbis, sometimes the same image serving for two different people. They have been printed in Jewish history books, and in the past 100 years or so have become part of the Sukkah ornaments, with the writing of Isaiah's prophecy (30:20) '...and your eyes shall see those who show you the way'. Some of his art was stolen by Nazi Germany. The Israel Museum exhibits one such picture, retrieved from the Nazi plunder, but which the details of are now obscure. Another, of Rabbi Naphtali Katz (Cohen Zedek) is shown at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel (1729-1804)
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Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel (1729–1804) was a German Jewish painter who painted famous paintings of Jewish rabbis and leaders. A portrait of an artist, thought to be his self-portrait, is found in the Nagler Exhibition. Some of this artist's paintings have become identified with famous rabbis from decades before his time, for which he drew imaginary portraits. Copies and sketches of his pictures and etchings have been attributed to the images of various rabbis, sometimes the same image serving for two different people. They have been printed in Jewish history books, and in the past 100 years or so have become part of the Sukkah ornaments, with the writing of Isaiah's prophecy (30:20) '...and your eyes shall see those who show you the way'. Some of his art was stolen by Nazi Germany. The Israel Museum exhibits one such picture, retrieved from the Nazi plunder, but which the details of are now obscure. Another, of Rabbi Naphtali Katz (Cohen Zedek) is shown at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.
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