Jeune fille en buste

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Jeune fille en buste
Guerin Jeune fille en buste.jpg
ArtistPierre-Narcisse Guérin
Year1794[1]
MediumOil on canvas
MovementClassicism
Dimensions60 cm × 50 cm (24 in × 20 in)
LocationMusée du Louvre[1], Paris, France

Jeune fille en buste (Portrait of the young girl) is a work by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin painted in 1794 and exhibited at the Louvre.

Background[]

One of Guérin's early works, it treats the subject in a frank and direct way. Guérin uses the old "Titus style model" (French: à la Titus)[2] The smooth bottom, the simplicity of the design and the use of the measured color as Regnault left the students towards David.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jeune fille en buste". Louvre (in French).
  2. ^ Novik, Mary. "Jeune fille en buste". Backstory.

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