Frederick II of Prussia - The Return

In this painting, beneath the oil on canvas lies a painstaking attempt to accurately recreate the famous portrait of Frederick the Great (1870) by Wilhelm Camphausen. It follows the original composition, conveying the solemnity, authority, and psychological intensity of Frederick the Great with historical precision.

The painting is executed in accordance with the latest scientific research on the construction and architecture of classical painting. It employs the techniques of sfumato and glazing, created with attention to the stages of imprimatura, underpainting, and the "dead layer," which allows for the achievement of depth, subtle tonal transitions, and a harmonious, realistic effect.

Characteristics:
Technique: oil on canvas
Genre: historical portrait
Size: 40×30 cm

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This project is intended not to reinterpret, not to refute ideas, but merely to give the wider public the opportunity to once again remember why we love the Philosopher King...

"All religions must be treated with tolerance, for every person must reach heaven in their own way."

"The great art of any political figure is not to swim against the current, but to turn every circumstance to one's advantage."

- Frederick the Great (Frederick II)

"...it takes from blooming youth, hurrying to the university, a follower of the great Leibniz, and this teacher will be restored to the department only because by the will of heaven a philosopher-king was born in the country, and this is a true miracle, granted to us only rarely. In vain does philosophy, having achieved so much in Europe, enlighten the human mind; in vain even you, great sovereign, strive to profess and spread this humane philosophy; we see that even in our enlightened age, when reason raises its throne so high, the wildest fanaticism erects its altars in opposition to it."

- Voltaire in a letter to Frederick the Great.

Press Contact:
Ilya Ganpantsura
President & Spokesperson
GANPANTSURA HERALD PRESS
Dnipro 49051, Ukraine
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Email: hanpantsura_ilya@dac.ukr.education
Website: https://ilyaganpantsura.wordpress.com

Ilya V. Ganpantsura, a hereditary Ukrainian writer, musician, artist, and human rights advocate, is known for works exploring inner conflicts, historical events, and philosophical ideas.

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