Sujet
Sweet Melancholy, 1756. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien (French, 1716-1809).
Légende
Sweet Melancholy, 1756. The chair, brazier, table, and the setting all show Vien's interest in bringing archaeological accuracy to a new level of precision. Yet his delicate handling and graceful palette derive squarely from 18th-century French painting. The gesture of the melancholic figure, with her head on her hand, has roots going back to the Renaissance. Nonetheless, the painting has a wistful rather than tragic tone. Indeed, images of women in interiors, contemplating a letter with longing or sadness, derive from earlier Dutch paintings of daily life, here transformed into an ancient context.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G08_405
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
70,0Mo (4,1Mo) / 37,7cm x 46,6cm / 4450 x 5500 (300dpi)