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Joseph Ducreux (1735-1802): Fransk portrætmaler for Marie Antoinette & Louis XVI, kendt for udtryksfulde selvportrætter – inkl. 'Yawning Man'-memet! Udforsk hans mesterskab i pastel og innovative stil.

By the time the French Revolution broke out in 1789, Joseph Ducreux already had a thriving portrait practice in Paris. In 1774 he had been appointed official court portraitist to Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. In the wake of the Revolution, he was forced to find new patrons and reinvent himself as a relevant figure in a vastly different political and cultural milieu. In this self-portrait, Le Discret (or The Silence), exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1791, the artist raises his finger to his pursed lips, urging the viewer to be silent. Apparently influenced by contemporary theories of physiognomy, he depicted himself in a range of exaggerated gestures and displaying various emotions and facial expressions. By showing himself yawning, laughing, crying, and pointing a mocking finger at the viewer, Ducreux engaged directly with his audience in a manner that was unusual for the time.

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Titel: Le Discret
Kunstner: Joseph Ducreux
År: 1791
Oprindelige mål: 92.0 x 80.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Ophavsretlig status: Public domain
Hovedfarve: Espresso
Farvetone: Green Spectrum

Le Discret

Joseph Ducreux (1735 – 1802)

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