#Johann Zoffany

[jeannepompadour]

Eva Maria Veigel, Mrs David Garrick, with a mask, attr. to Johann Zoffany, 1752-63

[classic-art-favourites]

Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen by Johann Zoffany, 1776.

[diemelusine]

Portrait of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen-consort of Great Britain and Ireland (1771) by Johann Zoffany. Royal Collection.

[pmamtraveller]

SELF-PORTRAIT AS DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH /1756/ by JOHANN ZOFFANY

Zoffany presents himself here in the act of David from the Bible holding the beheaded Goliath. This is a gesture symbolic of triumph over a fearsome foe, proof of the bravery and the righteousness of David.

Goliath's head, often portrayed grotesquely in art, represents victory over evil or adversity. In this case, it is symbolic of the victory that Zoffany would have achieved over the challenges he faced in his career or personal life.

Zoffany was known to struggle with self-identity regarding being an artist in England where other established artists were at the time. By depicting himself as David, he claims his place within this artistic canon and emphasizes his triumph over all the challenges he faced in his career.

Painted in the 18th century, at the height of the Enlightenment period,the composition expresses interest in biblical narratives and allegory associated with contemporary European artists. It echos the era's interest in individualism and the exploration of personal identity.

[history-of-fashion]

1766 Johann Zoffany - General William Hervey

(Ickworth House)

[thepaintedroom]

Johann Zoffany (German, 1733-1810) • Colonel Blair with his Family and an Indian Ayah • 1786 • Tate Britain

[royalty-nobility]

Duke Franz Stephan I of Lorraine (1708-1765)

Artist: Johann Zoffany (German, 1733–1810)

Genre: Portrait

Date: 1766-1767

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Description

Emperor Franz I Stephan, husband of Maria Theresa, appears here surrounded by objects that demonstrate his scientific and artistic interests: a telescope, an armillary sphere, shells, fossils and sawfish bones; a violin lies on open sheet music on an open coin cabinet; he holds a coin in his hands. The portrait was created after the death of Franz I Stephan and is based on portraits by the court painter Martin van Meytens. Nevertheless, Zoffani completely reshaped the late Baroque decorative models in the spirit of a new early classicist portrait ideal.

[sandmandaddy69]

Johann Zoffany

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Oil Painting, 1763-1764, Scottish.

By Johann Zoffany.

Portraying Mary Oswald, the wife of entrepreneur Richard Oswald, in a blue silk dress.

The National Gallery

[armchairarchivist]

Johann Zoffany, Tribuna of the Uffizi

[portraituresque]

Johann Zoffany - Self Portrait

[oldsardens]

Johann Zoffany - The Sayer Family of Richmond

[classic-art-favourites]

Queen Charlotte by Johann Zoffany, 1771.

[diemelusine]

George Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738-1789) by Johann Zoffany.

[gogmstuff]

Back to the 1770sFyodor Rokotov (from top to bottom) -

Lady, said to be Princesse de Lamballe attributed to Antoine Vestier (Christie's - Live Auction 8986 Lot 43). From their Web site 792X985.

ca. 1770 Mrs. Oswald by Johann Zoffany (National Gallery - London, UK). From tumblr.com/catherinedefrance; fixed spots w Pshop 867X1232.

1772 Lady, said to be Yvonette Moulin de la Racinire by François-Hubert Drouais (Christie's - Live Auction 8986 Lot 42). From their Web site 1770X2158.

1775 A lady sitting and reading, the chambermaid bringing tea by Pehr Hilleström (Nordiska Museet - Stockholm Sweden). From digitaltmuseum.se/011013839244/oljemalning-av-pehr-hillestrom-signerad-1775-ett-fruentimmer-sitter-och/media; fixed spots.

ca. 1775 Mrs. Bentley by Francis Wheatley (Yale University, Yale Center for British Art - New Haven, Connecticut, USA). From their Web site 4530X5904.

1770s (second half) Daria Ivanovna Uvarova by Fyodor Rokotov (State Tretyakov Museum - Moskva, Russia). From Wikimedia 1427X1827.

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Johann Zoffany (1733-1810) - The Sayer Family of Richmond by Pau NG Via Flickr: Johann Zoffany (1733-1810) - The Sayer Family of Richmond www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6377703