REGNAULT, Jean-Baptiste
(b. 1754, Paris, d. 1829, Paris)
REGNAULT, Jean-Baptiste (b. 1754, Paris, d. 1829, Paris) |
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The Three Graces1793-94Oil on canvas, 204 x 153 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris | |
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The representation of the Three Graces attests to the painter's fondness for mythological themes and for adolescent female nudes. In this piece he copied a carved antique sculpture (Siena Cathedral) that had previously inspired one of Raphael's works, and enabled Regnault to pay homage to female beauty from several angles, in a subtle blend of idealisation and realism. | |
