The Portrait of Teodor Ioan

Teodor Ioan was a senator in Ploiești, and his portrait is part of a double portrait shown with his wife, Maria Ioan. The two paintings are complementary and were intended to sit side by side, reflecting their relationship as husband and wife. Theodore Ioan is depicted in elegant, Western clothes and his tie is fastened with an elegant and discreet tie pin. The black clothes illustrate the Viennese influence on fashion in Brașov towards the end of the 19th century.