Portrait of a seated man holding a cup
Giuseppe Nogari (1699 – 1766)
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The painting represent a man with thick mustache and Turkish features, dressed in oriental style, holding a cup of coffee which probably comes from Middle East. The handleless container, used in Europe for both coffee and chocolate, was named
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of a seated man holding a cup
- Artist: Giuseppe Nogari
- Year: 1700
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Mudec - Museum of Cultures
- Movement: Rococo
- Medium type: WallArt
- Corpus context: orientalist portraiture themes , typical half-body portrait
- Color palette: Earthy
Quick Facts
- Notable elements: Turkish features, handleless coffee cup
- Year: 1700
- Subject or theme: Man in oriental attire with coffee
- Artistic style: Venetian Rococo portraiture
- Title: Portrait of a seated man holding a cup


