In the Louvre (L'Esthetique)
Artist
James Tissot
(French, 1836-1902)
Date1883-1885
Object number62.0318
Place MadeFrance
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions57 3/4 x 39 3/4 in. (146.7 x 101 cm)
frame: 65 1/4 x 47 5/8 x 3 in. (165.7 x 121 x 7.6 cm)
frame: 65 1/4 x 47 5/8 x 3 in. (165.7 x 121 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
DescriptionHis contemporaries regarded James Tissot as the chronicler par excellence of modern life at the end of the nineteenth century. His portrayals of European high society carefully documented female fashion during the Belle Époque and Victorian England, where he went into exile between 1871 and 1882 after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War.
Among his best-known works is a series of depictions of visitors to the Musée du Louvre, based on on-site studies during several visits to Paris in 1879. This composition simultaneously presents two views of the great French museum: an intimate corner of the Rotonde de Mars in the Salle des Antiques and, through the window, the facade of the Pavillon Sully. It captures an everyday scene: a female artist working on a canvas while a couple of visitors rest under one of the large museum windows. The woman, elegantly dressed in a printed dress reflecting the fashion of the period, is the main focus of the scene, while her companion peeks out at the viewer from behind the pedestal supporting a large classical vase.
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