Johan Pankraz Koeber, Portrait of Sebastian Altegger Blends In An unusual provincial depiction of

An unusual provincial depiction of the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus following the crucifixion

many of their works are quietly sensitive and honest to nature

There’s a gentle delicacy to this portrait and a sense of shyness in the sitter

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Johan Pankraz Koeber, Portrait of Sebastian Altegger Blends In An unusual provincial depiction ofA fine early 19th century portrait of school teacher, Sebastian Altegger (1773 1844), by German painter, Johan Pankraz Koeber (1796 1832). The gentleman is smartly dressed in a dark frock coat, striped waistcoat and black necktie theres perhaps a touch of Richard E Grant about him. The artist, Johan Pankraz Koeber, was primarily known for painting religious subjects and many of his works remain in churches within Austria and Germany. His portraiture