A Marauder
around 1665 | Christoph Paudiß
The picture shows an old man with a thick, white, full beard. His clothes are worn-out, and under the shabby felt hat we can glimpse the face of a man who has been ravaged by life. Only on closer examination can we detect the musket which leans on his shoulder and which marks him out as a “marauder”. This term was used to describe deserters or expelled soldiers who plundered and murdered. This one has reached old age. Paudiß’ approach is not to denigrate, however, but rather to search for the dignity in the lonely old man.
The picture shows an old man with a thick, white, full beard. His clothes are worn-out, and under the shabby felt hat we can glimpse the face of a man who has been ravaged by life. Only on closer examination can we detect the musket which leans on his shoulder and which marks him out as a “marauder”. This term was used to describe deserters or expelled soldiers who plundered and murdered. This one has reached old age. Paudiß’ approach is not to denigrate, however, but rather to search for the dignity in the lonely old man.
Artist:
Christoph Paudiß (um 1625 Niedersachsen - 1666 Freising) DNB
Time:
around 1665
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
maple wood
Dimensions:
64 cm × 50 cm
Framed (gallery frame with inscriptions): 80,5 cm × 67,2 cm × 6 cm
Signed
Inscribed at lower left: Cristoffer Paudiß 1663
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 775
Provenance
1781 documented in the gallery (Pressburg?)
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