Sujet
Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck, c. 1775. Creator: Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828).
Légende
Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck, c. 1775. A well-known composer of the 1700s, Gluck reformed opera by bringing unprecedented simplicity and sincerity to his music and staging, qualities shared by Houdon?s bust. Unlike the other sculptures in this gallery, which idealize their subjects, this portrait, by depicting Gluck?s pockmarked face, was perceived as a natural and truthful representation. Yet, he would never have appeared publicly with unkempt hair and an open collar, which constituted the standard for representing an artist.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G00_211
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
59,7Mo (3,0Mo) / 33,8cm x 44,2cm / 3995 x 5222 (300dpi)