Artwork
Girl with Vegetables
Girl with Vegetables is an oil painting by Giuseppe Nogari. It dates from 1742 and is held in the collection of the Nationalmuseum.
About this work
Overview
Girl with Vegetables is a painting created by Italian artist Giuseppe Nogari around 1742, exemplifying his characteristic half-body portrait style in oil paint.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a young girl with a gentle expression, holding vegetables and adorned with a red flower behind her ear, conveying a sense of quiet contemplation.
Technique & Style
Nogari's use of chiaroscuro, evident in the strong contrast between the dark background and the girl's pale skin and white clothing, creates a sense of depth and highlights the subject's face and hands.
Context
As a Rococo-period painter, Nogari's work is characterized by emotional depth and subdued decoration, often featuring aged subjects; Girl with Vegetables diverges from this norm with its youthful subject.
Artist & collection
Artist
Giuseppe Nogari (1699 – 3 December 1766) was an Italian painter of the Rococo. He painted mainly painted half-body portraits, either real or of historical and religious figures. They are striking for their emotional…
