Jeune fille en buste
Jeune fille en buste (Portrait of the young girl) is a work by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin painted in 1794 and exhibited at the Louvre.
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| Artist | Pierre-Narcisse Guérin |
| Year | 1794[1] |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | Classicism |
| Dimensions | 60 cm × 50 cm (24 in × 20 in) |
| Location | Musée du Louvre[1], Paris, France |
Background
One of Guérin's early works, it treats the subject in a frank and direct way. Guérin uses the old "Titus style model" (French: à la Titus)[2] The smooth bottom, the simplicity of the design and the use of the measured color as Regnault left the students towards David.[1]
References
- "Jeune fille en buste". Louvre (in French). 1795.
- Novik, Mary. "Jeune fille en buste". Backstory.
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