Artwork
Portret de bărbat - Generalul Gh. Manu
Portret de bărbat - Generalul Gh. Manu is a print by the Impressionist artist Constantin Pascali. It dates from 1892 and is held in the collection of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.
About this work
Overview
Painted by Constantin Pascali in 1892, 'Portret de bărbat - Generalul Gh. Manu' is a portrait held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts a man, identified as General Gh. Manu, with a serious expression, dressed in formal attire consisting of a black jacket, white shirt, and black bow tie.
Technique & Style
Executed in a realistic style, the painting showcases attention to detail, particularly in the rendering of the subject's facial features and clothing.
Context
The work is associated with late 19th-century portraiture, a period during which realistic representation was a dominant trend.
Artist & collection
Artist
Constantin Pascali made portraits in late-19th-century Bucharest. His 1890 painting “Portretul pictorului Menelas Simonidy” shows a painter with a beard in a dark coat, lit from the front. A year later he turned to…
