Adolf Friedrich von Schack,

1875

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Lindenholz

Dimensions of the object

95 x 72,2 cm

Displayed

Sammlung Schack Saal 1

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

11453

Acquisition

1875 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München

Citation

Franz von Lenbach, Adolf Friedrich von Schack, 1875, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/ZMLJrD2LJv (Last updated on 19.06.2023)

Lenbach painted a number of portraits of Schack. In this example he uses a pensive, far-away expression, with the head resting on the hand, to characterise a man with intellectual and artistic interests. The suggestion of an open landscape in the background underscores the relaxed mood. Schack adopted more formal poses in other portraits, which show him wearing various medals and reflect his status as a baron and, from 1876, a count.