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Moritz STIFTER 1857-1905

Portrait of a woman
Oil on panel signed M. Stifter in the upper right
Dimensions: 33 x 25 cm
Dimensions with frame: 52 x 46 cm

This portrait by Moritz Stifter (1857-1905) reflects the 19th-century fashion for “fantasy portraits.” Depicting a young woman in sumptuous Renaissance attire adorned with pearls, gold, and precious stones, it is less a true likeness than an idealized vision, echoing the Viennese bourgeoisie’s taste for luxurious and nostalgic evocations of an aristocratic past.