Template:POTD/2018-08-26: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
copyedit, ellipsis |
m Grammar |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
|caption= |
|caption= |
||
'''''[[Madame Moitessier]]''''' is the title of a portrait of Marie-Clotilde-Inès Moitessier (née de Foucauld) begun in 1844 and completed in 1856 by [[Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres]]. When first requested to paint Moitessier, Ingres refused; however, upon meeting her and being struck by her [[Juno (mythology)|Junoesque]] beauty, agreed to take the commission. His first portrait, shown here, depicts Moitessier seated and draws on such inspirations as the frescoes of [[Herculaneum]] and the portraits of [[Titian]]. It is now in the [[ |
'''''[[Madame Moitessier]]''''' is the title of a portrait of Marie-Clotilde-Inès Moitessier (née de Foucauld) begun in 1844 and completed in 1856 by [[Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres]]. When first requested to paint Moitessier, Ingres refused; however, upon meeting her and being struck by her [[Juno (mythology)|Junoesque]] beauty, he agreed to take the commission. His first portrait, shown here, depicts Moitessier seated and draws on such inspirations as the frescoes of [[Herculaneum]] and the portraits of [[Titian]]. It is now in the [[National Gallery]] in London. |
||
|credit=Painting: [[Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres]] |
|credit=Painting: [[Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres]] |
||
Revision as of 19:18, 24 August 2018
Madame Moitessier is the title of a portrait of Marie-Clotilde-Inès Moitessier (née de Foucauld) begun in 1844 and completed in 1856 by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. When first requested to paint Moitessier, Ingres refused; however, upon meeting her and being struck by her Junoesque beauty, he agreed to take the commission. His first portrait, shown here, depicts Moitessier seated and draws on such inspirations as the frescoes of Herculaneum and the portraits of Titian. It is now in the National Gallery in London.Painting: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres