Sujet
Head of a Female Figure in Profile, Turned to the Right, c. 1763-1770?. Creator: Hughes Taraval (French, 1729-1785).
Légende
Head of a Female Figure in Profile, Turned to the Right, c. 1763-1770?. Like the sheet shown nearby by Greuze, this drawing belongs to a type of work known as an expressive head (tête dexpression). Capturing the representation of a specific emotion on the human face became a standard exercise for artists in France and was especially popular during the second half of the 1700s. In 1758, a special prize for drawing the expressive head was established at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Although we have no documentation regarding the specific emotion Taraval wanted to capture here, the work may represent admiration or adoration.
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F85_122
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
115,2Mo (7,0Mo) / 45,6cm x 63,3cm / 5388 x 7473 (300dpi)