Artist
Friedrich von Amerling
Friedrich von Amerling is a Biedermeier artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Brukenthal National Museum.
This guy painted so many portraits he basically turned Vienna into a 19th-century version of a high-school yearbook. Look closely and you’ll spot his secret weapon: a trick of light that makes lace look like it’s still warm from the laundry and velvet like it’s been worn all day. He belongs in Gallery Tiles because his “Bustul unui om bătrân” shows how a sculptor’s chisel can freeze the exact moment an old face forgets to smile.
Works by Friedrich von Amerling
Collections represented
Museum
The Brukenthal National Museum is a museum in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania, established in the late 18th century by Samuel von Brukenthal (1721-1803) in his city palace. Baron Brukenthal, governor of…