CC BY 4.0
Konstantin Kaiser
Self-portrait with Velvet Cap and Gold Tassel, um 1830
About the object
The necessary props to suggest the craft of the painter are absent from this elegant self-portrait from the Biedermeier period. Conceived as a three-quarter-length portrait, Konstantin Kaiser concentrates his interest on the face and clothing as vehicles of expression. The blue velvet cap with its golden tassel is a prominent feature.