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Portrait of a Boy in a Fancy Dress

Portrait of a Boy in a Fancy Dress






Date : approx. between 1710 and 1714

Material : Oil on canvas
J. Paul Getty Museum
European Paintings 1700-1800
South Pavilion
First Floor - Section S202
Item 4 on 11
European Painting
Painting (Portrait)

Area related
France

Description   

Although the subject of this portrait may be a young member of the French royal family, the painting's composition, fluent brushwork, and warm tonalities derive from the artist's training in a Flemish late Baroque style that is heavily indebted to Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641). Largillière's important contributions to the beginnings of the Rococo style can be discerned in the decorative qualities of the pastel coloring, the curvilinear forms, and the atmospheric landscape setting.
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Portrait of a Boy in a Fancy Dress
Nicolas de Largillièrre