Francisco Bayeu (Spanish, 1734-1795) --- --- Portrait of a Nobleman c.1785-90
Bayeu, a leading painter to the Spanish royal court, offered his clients a sophisticated art attuned to the contemporary taste for elegance and restraint. Dressed for winter, the unidentified man strikes a studied, but fashionable pose. His out coat hangs awkwardly around his hips, distorted by the unseen sword worn on his left side, a sign of status. The suggestion of character is balanced by a certain formality – appropriate for a noble.
Francisco Bayeu (Spanish, 1734-1795) --- --- Portrait of a Nobleman c.1785-90
Bayeu, a leading painter to the Spanish royal court, offered his clients a sophisticated art attuned to the contemporary taste for elegance and restraint. Dressed for winter, the unidentified man strikes a studied, but fashionable pose. His out coat hangs awkwardly around his hips, distorted by the unseen sword worn on his left side, a sign of status. The suggestion of character is balanced by a certain formality – appropriate for a noble.