Portret van Joannes Carolus Barnabas Sourdeval Duran de Ville Neuve
1800 - 1900
Medium
paper
Dimensions
106; 85
About this artwork
hoogte 106 mm x breedte 85 mm
Art Historical Context
Nestled among our collection of intimate 19th-century portraits isPortret van Joannesus Barnabas Sourdeval de Ville Neuve*, anonymous work created between 1800 1900. Rendered on paper and measuring a petite 106 mm high by 85 mm wide, this delicate piece captures the likeness of an individual bearing an aristocratic name evocative of European nobility, possibly French or Flemish heritage. Such small-scale portraits were cherished personal mementos, often exchanged among family or carried in pocketbooks during an era of social mobility and empire-building. The anonymity of the artist reflects a...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...