From around 1850, Corot made a number of fantasy portraits of sitters in costume, holding musical instruments or resting in pensive poses, loosely drawing inspiration from earlier artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt. This drawing of an unknown woman in a Renaissance-inspired dress, leaning on one arm, also belongs to that group. The combination of pen and ink and wash is rarely seen in Corot's drawings. A painting of a woman with a mandolin, now in a private collection, shows a woman in a similar hat.
Specifications
| Title | Portrait of a Woman |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, pen and ink and wash, laid down |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 290 mm Width 229 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Camille Corot
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| Accession number | F II 103 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1850-1870 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel VI, Prenten & Tekeningen (2010) |
| External exhibitions |
Retrospective Camille Corot (2012) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Grey wash
> Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Camille Corot
Parijs 1796 - Parijs 1875
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was trained in Paris as a classical landscape painter, after which, at the age of 29, he made a long journey of two years to Italy....
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