Artwork
Madame Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle
Madame Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle is an oil painting by the Neoclassicist artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. It dates from 1814 and is held in the collection of the Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection.
About this work
Overview
This oil painting, created in 1814 by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, is a portrait of his wife, Madeleine Chapelle. It is currently held at the Kunsthaus Zürich.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Madeleine with dark hair pulled back, gazing directly ahead. She wears a brown dress with a square neckline and a light-colored shawl, set against a dark background that highlights her features.
Technique & Style
The painting showcases Ingres's use of chiaroscuro, with subtle contrasts between light and shadow creating depth and dimensionality on the subject's face and clothing.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic…
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