Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
The Princesse de Broglie/Artists
When was the Princesse de Broglie painted?
1853
The Princesse de Broglie/Created
Where was Princesse de Broglie painted?
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| The Princesse de Broglie | |
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| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
| Accession | 1975.1.18 |
Who was Joseph Ingres’s wife?
Prompted by the success of the beguiling portrait of his sister Louise-Albertine de Broglie, later Comtesse d’Haussonville (The Frick Collection), Albert de Broglie commissioned Ingres to paint his beloved young wife, Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn.
When did Ingres start pose Madame Moitessier?
Ingres began to pose Madame Moitessier in the 1840s, but the work languished. This second attempt was begun after the aging artist—he was 71—had been roused from depression by the prospect of his remarriage in 1852. lower center left: I.A.D. INGRES P.XIT ANO 1851; upper right: M.E INES MOITESSIER / NÉE DE FOUCAULD.
Why did Ingres support Napoleon?
After the coup d’état in 1851, Ingres, a partisan of the new government, made no effort to hide his support for Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte. His admiration for the nephew of Napoleon I, and his support for the imperial regime saw him receive and accept a commission which was probably made through the Prince Napoleon.
Who is Jean Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres?
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the neo-classical French artist par excellence, painted this masterpiece toward the end of his life when his reputation as a portraitist to prominent citizens and Orléanist aristocrats had been long established. Pauline de Broglie sat for the artist’s final commission.
