Detail View: The AMICA Library: Portrait de la Vicomtesse de V., dans un encadrement ovale richement orné, flanqué de deux génies, dont l'un ailé et l'autre portant une torche et qui soutiennent tous deux une couronne
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1999.172
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Drawings and Watercolors
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Creator Name:
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Cades, Giuseppe
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1750 - 1799
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Birth Place:
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Rome
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Giuseppe Cades
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Title:
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Portrait of a Lady with an Elaborate Cartouche
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Title Type:
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Primary
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Title:
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Portrait de la Vicomtesse de V., dans un encadrement ovale richement orné, flanqué de deux génies, dont l'un ailé et l'autre portant une torche et qui soutiennent tous deux une couronne
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Title Type:
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Foreign
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1785
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Creation Start Date:
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1785
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Creation End Date:
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1785
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Materials and Techniques:
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Red chalk over graphite (portrait), pen and black ink and watercolor over graphite (surround), circular framing line in graphite
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Classification Term:
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Drawing
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Dimensions:
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Image: 36cm x 35.9cm, Secondary Support: 39.1cm x 38.7cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1999.172
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Inscriptions:
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by artist, center, around portrait, in red chalk: cata cssa de [illegible] aets. 3[2?] ad. 1785.
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Archibald George Blomefield Russell (Lugt 2770a, lower center, in black ink); [Colnaghi]. [Christies, London, 11-13 December 1985, no. 183]; private collection; [Sotheby's, New York, 28 January 1998, no. 60]; [Thomas Williams Fine Art, Ltd, London].
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Context:
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The woman portrayed in the oval has not yet been identified, but she is made to look highly important by her rendition in profile, like an ancient Renaissance coin, and by the elaborate decoration surrounding the cartouche (the central area containing the portrait). Increasing her distinction, the flying male nudes personify Victory and Fame, while the crown indicates her nobility. The contrast in technique between the cartouche and the portrait was purposefully emphasized to suggest that the portrait is an older "icon" of reverence. The finished quality of the drawing suggests that it was a presentation sheet and not a study for a work of art in another medium. Giuseppe Cades was an important history painter and frescoist, known also for his decorative ensembles. He worked mostly in Rome in a neoclassical style based on Renaissance and ancient Roman art. This drawing combines the contemporary rococo style of the red chalk portrait with the antique-based style of the surrounding decorative figures and forms. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020949.tif
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