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- Added
- May 11, 2016
Stradivarius
Blokhin Nikolay- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 120 × 70 cm
- Year
- 2016
An elderly bearded man in a deep crimson robe holds the golden wooden body of a stringed instrument close to his chest.
- Style
- Realism
- Mood
- Dramatic
- Themes
- Portrait · Men · Music
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- Payment
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- Shipping
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EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
- Returns
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Refund after inspection, excluding shipping fees
About this work
An old man with a full white beard and balding head is shown from the waist up, wearing a heavy crimson robe with dark braided trim over one shoulder. He holds a golden-brown wooden instrument body, the shell of a violin or lute, in both hands at chest height, looking directly out at the viewer.
Deep reds and near-black shadow dominate, with warm ochre highlights picking out the wood grain and weathered face. Thick, textured strokes and heavy impasto build the robe's folds, while a single strong light source models his features in dramatic chiaroscuro, giving the figure a grave, intense presence.
