"description: ritratto di catherine-marie legendreoil on canvas. The portrait of a young woman that refers to the work of jean-baptiste santerre especially for the delicate treatment of the face, of the beautiful complexion, which is soft and played in a sensual pink tones. The pictorial quality of it adds to the identification of the character in the catherine marie legendre (died 1749), wife of claude pecoil villedieu and aunt of thomas de collandres, a merchant of the ancien regime, became noble directly from the king. It is precisely in the parisian environment that revolves around the royal academy, that santerre worked, who distinguished himself as a painter of history and portrait painter. The painting, ritelato, is presented in the framework of the 18th century, from which stucco and gilding have been detached. Oil on canvas. The portrait of a young woman refers to the work of jean-baptiste santerre especially for the delicate treatment of the face, of the beautiful complexion, which is soft and played in a sensual pink tones. The painting, ritelato, is presented in the 18th century frame, from which stucco and gilding have been removed. Frame size (cm):
height: 96
width: 80
work dimensions (cm):
height: 80
width: 60
additional information
artist: jean-baptiste santerre (1651-1717)
time: 18th century / 1701 - 1800
in the century of enlightenment, or the exaltation of reason and science as the only tools that can free man from ignorance and the yoke of the church and the nobility, art moves from the baroque attempt to tell religious truths or to imitate nature. , with strong contrasts of chiaroscuro and artificial excesses, to the lighter and more vaporous forms (sometimes even frivolous and affected) of the so-called barocchetto or rococò, to lead to neoclassicism which, looking at the ancient art of the greeks and romans, wants to once again propose the discovery of beauty, in the search for harmony, proportions, balances. Learn more about the 18th century with our insights:
discovering the barocchetto
fineart: giovanni domenico lombardi, conversion of a centurion, 18th century < /a>
subject: portrait/face
artistic technique: painting
painting is the art that consists of applying pigment to a support such as paper, fabric, mushroom, ceramic, wood, wood or a wall. Essendo i pigmenti essenzially solidi, it is necessary to use a glue, which should be used in a liquid stage, either fluid or dense, and a collant, which allows the lasting adhesion to the support. Chi dipinge è detto pittore or pittrice. Il risultato è un'immagine che, a seconda delle intenzioni dell'autore, espressa sua percezione del mondo o una libera associazione di forme o un qualsiasi altro significato, a seconda della la sua creatività, del suo taste aesthetico e di quello della società di cui fa parte. Technical specification: oil on canvas
"oil painting is a painting technique using powdered pigments mixed with inert bases and oils. ". Date: 17th century. Dimensions: height: 80 cm (31.4 in); width: 60 cm (23.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unidentified location. Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Santerre - Portrait of Catherine-Marie Legendre
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