Angela Merkel unveils official portrait in Berlin
Key takeaways
- On Tuesday former German Chancellor Merkel presented the painting for the official portrait gallery of the country's heads of government.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5G8Dc Merkel unveiled her portrait on Tuesday evening Image: Axel Schmidt/REUTERSAdvertisement Angela Merkel officially completed her 16-year tenure as chancellor of Germany on December 8, 2021.
- The portrait shows her in front of a golden background, gazing off into the distance in one of her signature blazers, this one a vibrant blue.
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On Tuesday former German Chancellor Merkel presented the painting for the official portrait gallery of the country's heads of government. She had previously inspired many artists.
https://p.dw.com/p/5G8Dc Merkel unveiled her portrait on Tuesday evening Image: Axel Schmidt/REUTERSAdvertisement Angela Merkel officially completed her 16-year tenure as chancellor of Germany on December 8, 2021. But she waited several years after leaving office before commissioning an artist to paint a portrait of her for the official gallery of former German leaders.
Merkel presented the painting on Tuesday evening. The portrait shows her in front of a golden background, gazing off into the distance in one of her signature blazers, this one a vibrant blue.