#Rococo painter

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María Hahn, the Painter’s Wife (1901), (detail), by Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish, 1841-1920), oil on canvas, 192 × 128 cm, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, ) • The Monkey Painter • 1739-1740

Although not a self-portrait in the true sense, I'm including it here because it's so fascinating. The monkey is the artist as subject, gazing away from the canvas at what is perhaps the subject it is painting.

Firstly, there is the Rococo era's obsession with paintings of monkeys. Called Singerie, it is a French term describing visual arts depicting monkeys engaged in human activities. It was at the height of its popularity in mid 18th century France. It is said that even Madame de Pompadour succumbed to the monkey craze!

Secondly, this work serves as a commentary on the state of art and artists in French society at the time. Chardin was a member of the French Royal Academy, yet he was critical of the academy's narrow-minded attitudes toward what was considered art worthy of its stamp of approval. This archaic focus begged the question – does the Royal Academy want artists that can think critically, or does it simply want imitators of their narrow rules? Hence, a monkey can be trained to paint but a true artist analyzes and discerns myriad aspects of their subjects.

Pierre-Louis de Surugue (French, 1716–1772) • The Monkey Antiquarian • 1743 • after Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin

The Monkey Painter and the print above were frequently reproduced. The caption here translates: "In the obscure maze of ancient monuments Why, learned man, do you put yourself to so much trouble? For truly philosophical eyes, our century Provides enough to keep one busy."

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Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1673–1757), "A Young Lady with a Parrot" (detail), 1730

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Serena Reading

Artist: George Romney (British, 1734 - 1802)

Style: Rococo

Genre: Portrait

Date: 1785

Collection: Private Collection

"She always has her nose in a book and her head in the clouds." ~ Grace Metalious (1924–1964)

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The Swing

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing, oil on canvas, 1767 (Wallace Collection, London) (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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Harlequin is the bed soldier by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti (15.06.1692-18.08.1769)

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Anne Vallayer-Coster (French, 1744-1818) • Still-Life with Tuft of Marine Plants, Shells and Corals • 1769

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The Stolen Kiss

Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Date: 1787

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

Description

The Stolen Kiss is an oil on canvas painting created in 1787, located in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. It has been historically attributed to the French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806).

In the late 18th century, The Stolen Kiss belonged to Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last monarch of the first Rzechpospolita, and was hosted in the Lazienki Palace in Warsaw. With the acquisition of the palace in the early 19th century by Tsar Alexander I, the painting effectively became part of the Russian imperial collections. It was transferred in 1895 to the Hermitage Museum, where it remains.

The traditional attribution of The Stolen Kiss to Fragonard is based on a mention of him as the author, with an etching of the painting published in 1788. However, it has been noted that the style of the painting, though close to Fragonard's works such as The Bolt, is more characteristic of the artist's sister-in-law and apprentice, Marguerite Gérard; because of that, some scholars consider the painting to be either a collaboration of Gérard and Fragonard, or solely a Gérard work.

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Two portraits of Marie Adélaïde de France by Jean-Marc Nattier

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After The Baptism

By Johann Hamza

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Maria Amalia of Saxony

Artist: Louis de Silvestre (French, 1675–1760)

Date: 1738

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

DESCRIPTION

Painted in relation to the sitter’s forthcoming marriage to Charles VII of Naples, future Charles III of Spain, this portrait has an elegance and refinement that reflects the prevailing Rococo court style. The splendour and grandeur of Rigaud’s court portraits is here tempered in favour of a more delicate, decorative manner. Daughter of Frederick Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, María Amalia is dressed “à la polonaise”. In her right hand she holds a portrait miniature of her future husband. The royal crown of Naples rests on the side table.

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Federico Andreotti (1847-1930)

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Jean Simeon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)

The House of Cards, probably 1737

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The Malachite Room of the Winter Palace (1865) by Konstantin Ukhtomsky.

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hand details in Sebastiano Ricci’s Triumph of the Marine Venus (ca. 1713)

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Rosalba Carriera - Diana con una túnica rosa [Diana in a pink robe], 1725.

Pastel on paper, 40 x 32 cm

Missing in 1945 from Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.