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Keywords: Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt in Florence (Louis Gauffier) - Nationalmuseum - 19714.tif Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt information field Creator Louis Gauffier Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt in Florence This is a portrait of Armfelt as Swedish Minister to Florence It was painted in 1793 “ the year after King Gustav III was assassinated Armfelt had been one of the king ™s confidants The portrait shows him seated in contemplation before busts of Gustav III and Julius Caesar “ both victims of murderous plots By alluding to the Roman period the portrait takes on a deeper meaning and a kinship with the prestigious history painting The furniture also contributes to the effect “ he is leaning back in a so-called klismos chair copied from ancient history and highly fashionable at the time PortrĂ€ttet visar Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt som svensk minister i Florens MĂ„lningen utfördes 1793 “ Ă„ret efter mordet pĂ„ Gustav III Armfelt hade varit en av kungens nĂ€ra förtrogna HĂ€r sitter han tankfullt framför byster av Gustav III och Julius Ceasar “ bĂ„da offer för mordiska komplotter Genom anspelningen pĂ„ den romerska antiken fĂ„r portrĂ€ttet en djupare mening och ett slĂ€ktskap med det prestigefyllda historiemĂ„leriet OcksĂ„ möblerna bidrar till detta “ han lutar sig tillbaka i en sĂ„ kallad klismos-stol kopierad efter antika förebilder och högsta mode vid tiden header This is a portrait of Armfelt as Swedish Minister to Florence It was painted in 1793 “ the year after King Gustav III was assassinated Armfelt had been one of the king ™s confidants The portrait shows him seated in contemplation before busts of Gustav III and Julius Caesar “ both victims of murderous plots By alluding to the Roman period the portrait takes on a deeper meaning and a kinship with the prestigious history painting The furniture also contributes to the effect “ he is leaning back in a so-called klismos chair copied from ancient history and highly fashionable at the time PortrĂ€ttet visar Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt som svensk minister i Florens MĂ„lningen utfördes 1793 “ Ă„ret efter mordet pĂ„ Gustav III Armfelt hade varit en av kungens nĂ€ra förtrogna HĂ€r sitter han tankfullt framför byster av Gustav III och Julius Ceasar “ bĂ„da offer för mordiska komplotter Genom anspelningen pĂ„ den romerska antiken fĂ„r portrĂ€ttet en djupare mening och ett slĂ€ktskap med det prestigefyllda historiemĂ„leriet OcksĂ„ möblerna bidrar till detta “ han lutar sig tillbaka i en sĂ„ kallad klismos-stol kopierad efter antika förebilder och högsta mode vid tiden 1793 Olja pĂ„ duk Size cm 65 5 50 Framed Size cm 75 59 7 Institution Nationalmuseum Stockholm Signerad L Gauffier Flo ce 1793 accession number 19714 NM 2654 place of creation Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum Stockholm cooperation project Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-auto PD-Nationalmuseum_Stockholm 1801 Media contributed by Nationalmuseum Stockholm 2016-10 Paintings in the Nationalmuseum Stockholm Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt Louis Gauffier
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