Théodore Chassériau belongs to the classic, academic group of painters in nineteenth-century French painting. Later on in his career, following a voyage to Algeria among others, his work gradually became more colourful and dynamic. This portrait is part of a series of studies drawn from life around 1840-1841 during his stay in Rome and Naples. Four studies have been attributed to the artist, all probably using the same model. His art is noble and at the same time has a sensuous feel to it. Its mysterious charm is mainly the outcome of the type of woman that he chose to paint.
| Artist |
Théodore Chassériau
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| Title | Portrait of an Italian Woman |
| Date | ca. 1840 - ca. 1841 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | France TGN |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1959-D |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1959 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1959-D |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2641/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015637
portraits
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A72
female sex; woman
Iconclass
31B6213 looking sideways Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 32B311(ITALIANS) Europeans (ITALIANS) Iconclass 61B11 anonymous historical person portrayed Iconclass 61BB111 anonymous historical person portrayed alone - BB - woman Iconclass 61BB2 historical persons - BB - woman Iconclass |
| School / Style | Romantic (modern European styles) AAT |
| Théodore Chassériau : 1819-1856 ; Catalogue raisonné des peintures et estampes / Marc Sandoz. - Paris : Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1974 |
| Chassériau : un autre romantisme (exposition Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palias, 26 février - 27 mai 2002 ; Strasbourg, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 19 juin - 21 septembre 2002 ; New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 21 octobre 2002 - 5 janvier 2003) / Stéphane Guégan, Vincent Pomarède, Louis-Antoine Prat, Bruno Chenique, Christine Peltre, Peter Benson Miller. - Paris : Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 2002 |
| onder vrienden : 225 jaar verzamelaars rond het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 25.11.2023 - 28.04.2024) / Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam, Willy Van der Gucht, Manfred Sellink. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2023 ; Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 2023 (p. 70, cat. 80 (ill.)) |
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