London, March 14 : Now, Mozart lovers will be able to admire the true face of their idol, thanks to a leading professor of music history who has identified two previously-unknown oil portraits of the maestro painted from life.
So far, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been represented in curled wig, embroidered red tunic and lace ruff stares, but its was not yet known what he looked like.
The paintings were identified by Cliff Eisen, Professor of music history at King’s College London, who has found documentary evidence that links them to letters written by Mozart and his father, Leopold.
One of the two paintings was painted in 1783, during the composer’s early years in Vienna when he was in cheerful mood after his marriage to Constanze.