PORTRAIT OF MADEMOISELLE DE CABARRUS
1848
Oil on canvas
55-11
Bequeathed by Marie-Thérèse de Saint Amand Matignon née de Cabarrus, in 1901
H. 135 cm - L. 97,7 cm
This painting, perhaps the most important work in the museum, certainly a masterpiece for Chassériau, was bequeathed to the museum by Marie-Thérèse de Cabarrus who withdrew to Loctudy. She was the daughter of the painter’s doctor and was 23 years of age when this portrait was painted. In this remarkable work, we perceive both the lessons by Ingres and those by Delacroix, classical rigidity and romantic tension.
PORTRAIT OF MADEMOISELLE DE CABARRUS
1848
Oil on canvas
55-11
Bequeathed by Marie-Thérèse de Saint Amand Matignon née de Cabarrus, in 1901
H. 135 cm - L. 97,7 cm
This painting, perhaps the most important work in the museum, certainly a masterpiece for Chassériau, was bequeathed to the museum by Marie-Thérèse de Cabarrus who withdrew to Loctudy. She was the daughter of the painter’s doctor and was 23 years of age when this portrait was painted. In this remarkable work, we perceive both the lessons by Ingres and those by Delacroix, classical rigidity and romantic tension.