Portrait of a Young Woman Painter (c.1740s). Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685-1766). Oil on canv
Portrait of a Young Woman Painter (c.1740s). Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685-1766). Oil on canvas. La Cour d'Or, Musées de Metz.In 1718 Nattier was accepted into the Académie Royale. From then on, he made oil or pastel portraits, mostly of women, often turning his sitters into Greek or Roman gods and goddesses in a theatrical, mythological setting. Mythological portraiture allowed Nattier to synthesize his desire to be a history painter with the financial necessity of making a living, for portraits were in demand. -- source link
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