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Description: | This painting appears to be an early nineteenth-century imitation of sixteenth century portraiture. Between 1814 and the 1840s, France saw the rise of 'troubadour' painting, inspired by the Middle Ages (up to the seventeenth century) and its great figures, and fuelled by the return of a Bourbon monarch after the First Empire. This fashion went together with a renewed interest for all aspects of medieval life, from gothic cathedrals to historical figures. Troubadour paintings are characterised by their bright colours and medieval themes. The lady represented here aims at appealing to the viewer thanks to her evidently old-fashioned dress and strange hairstyle. She is reminiscent of (better?) times gone by. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9009... | Go to resource |
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