Aline Masson, with white mantilla, Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta, circa 1875

Aline masson was madrazo's favorite model and represented the feminine aesthetic ideal of bourgeois paris at the end of the 19th century. The white mantilla on a red manila shawl and the flowers on the head relate this work to the 19th century french taste for spanish, a detail that madrazo emphasized in many of his works. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1875. Dimensions: height: 65 cm (25.5 in); width: 54 cm (21.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Raimundo Madrazo - The Model Aline Masson with a White Mantilla