Portrait de Madame du Laurent
Description
Portrait d'une dame de qualité, vue à mi-corps, le buste tourné de trois-quarts, le visage presque de face. D'après une étiquette collée au dos de l'oeuvre, il représenterait "Mme du Laurent née du Pille, soeur de Jacques-André II".
Subject depicted
portrait (femme, à mi-corps)
About this work
The artwork titled "Portrait de Madame du Laurent", attributed to OUDRY Jean-Baptiste (Atelier) (peintre, attribué à), is preserved at musée Adrien Mentienne. This piece is listed in the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, which catalogues the works held in French museums.
Technique and Materials
This work belongs to the field: peinture. It was created using the following materials and techniques: toile (peinture à l'huile). Its period of creation is identified as: 1ère moitié 18th Century.
The Conserving Museum
musée Adrien Mentienne preserves this work in its collections. As a « Musée de France » labeled museum, the institution is committed to preserving and showcasing the pieces entrusted to it.
Data sources
The information about this work comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.culture.gouv.fr under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
About this artwork
Portrait de Madame du Laurent de OUDRY Jean-Baptiste (Atelier) (peintre, attribué à) figure dans les collections du musée Adrien Mentienne. Le procédé technique employé est toile (peinture à l'huile). Mesures : hauteur sans cadre en cm 85 ; largeur sans cadre en cm 65 ; hauteur avec cadre en cm 96,3 ; largeur avec cadre en cm 82,5. Sujet représenté : portrait (femme, à mi-corps). L'oeuvre appartient à la 1ère moitié 18e siècle. Concernant cette pièce : TROY François De : François de Troy (1645-1730) Peintre du roi Louis XIV, auteur de portraits et de scènes d'histoire, directeur de l'Académie Royale de Sculpture et de Peinture. Il acheta à Br, le 13 juillet 1700, une maison sise 46 et 48 Grande Rue. L'anée même de sa mort, en 1730, Jeanne Cotelle, sa femme revendit la propriété à Catherine Quéru. Il peignit pour l'église de Bry une toile représentant saint Gervais et saint Protais, disparue pendant la Révolution.
Creation context
Portrait de Madame du Laurent émerge du bouillonnement de la 1ère moitié 18e siècle, époque où OUDRY Jean-Baptiste (Atelier) (peintre, attribué à) atteint la pleine maturité de son art. Visible au musée Adrien Mentienne, cette œuvre illustre à quel point le contexte historique nourrit et façonne la création artistique, lui conférant une profondeur qui va bien au-delà de la seule dimension esthétique.
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