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The flamboyance of the drapery, both around the woman's shoulders and behind her, shows the influence of French portraiture--geared to the ambitions of the aristocracy--throughout Europe.

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Document identity
localId
12165
label
Portrait of a Lady
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
12165
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Lady
description
The flamboyance of the drapery, both around the woman's shoulders and behind her, shows the influence of French portraiture--geared to the ambitions of the aristocracy--throughout Europe.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 810, as French School]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1723-1727 (Baroque)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
portraits
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
97.8
height
73.5
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 38 1/2 x W: 28 15/16 in. (97.8 x 73.5 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
2502
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
cb5ae830f3e14c06