Adolf Friedrich von Schack
Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904)

Adolf Friedrich von Schack,

1875
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Lindenholz
Dimensions of the object
95 x 72,2 cm
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.

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