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| Joseph Siffred Duplessis, Madame de Saint-Maurice. 1776, oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
Madame de Saint Maurice is ready for spring, possibly preparing to receive guests at her home.
She sits at her dressing table in a beautiful under-dress that is trimmed with pink satin ribbon. Her skirt is sheer white over soft pink and embroidered with floral details. Her dressing robe is also decorated with a floral motif: budding leaves and blooms. Sheer and soft with ruffled trim, Duplessis has excelled at creating the illusion of light weight drapery.
wonderful! I wish I had a bow like that to pin my blouses from the front =)
ReplyDeleteI love how the painter was able to catch the texture of the fabric bows. It looks like taffeta. I love the detail.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I would like her. A lot.
ReplyDelete@Carrots oh yea this portrait has so much personality!!
ReplyDelete@Beverly you are right! the details are amazing
@rainbow gatherer I always want to start fashion trends from historical portraits, bow pins would be a good one...
So excited to see a woman of...robust figure in one of these paintings!
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