Artist

Gottfried Kneller (Kniller)

Gottfried Kneller (Kniller) is a Baroque artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Brukenthal National Museum.

Gottfried Kneller had a habit of making people look more interesting than they probably were. He painted a stranger once and you wouldn’t forget the face—dark curls, a confident tilt, clothes that said “I have money to burn.” That’s why we keep a Kneller around: to remind us how a single portrait can feel like a whole life was stuffed into one frame. Tap his *Portrait of an Unknown Man* and see if you can guess what he did for a living.

Works by Gottfried Kneller (Kniller)

Collections represented

Brukenthal National Museum

Museum

Brukenthal National 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…

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