around 1665, Artist: 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.
Painting
German
around 1665
Christoph Paudiß (um 1625 Niedersachsen - 1666 Freising) - GND
maple wood
64 cm × 50 cm
Framed (gallery frame with inscriptions): 80,5 cm × 67,2 cm × 6 cm
Inscribed at lower left: Cristoffer Paudiß 1663
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Gemäldegalerie, 775
1781 documented in the gallery (Pressburg?)
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