{"product_id":"portrait-woman-hat-french-oil-painting-18th-century-realism","title":"French School, Portrait of a Woman with Hat, 18th Century Oil Painting, Framed","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePortrait of a Woman with Hat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis oil on canvas portrays a young woman in bust format, turned\nslightly to the left and looking directly at the viewer. She wears\na tall hat adorned with large pink ribbons and feather-like fabric,\nover powdered hair arranged in the high style typical of the late\n18th century. Her dress features a white lace fichu gathered at the\nbodice, over a grey-blue gown. The neutral, warm-toned background\nplaces full emphasis on the face and costume. The rendering of the\nskin tones is smooth and refined, with soft modeling around the\neyes, nose, and chin. The treatment of the lace and fabric textures\nshows careful attention to material qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrench Portrait Painting in the Late 18th Century\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePortrait painting flourished in France during the second half of\nthe 18th century, driven by a growing bourgeois clientele who\ncommissioned likenesses for private display. Beyond the official\nSalon painters who served the court and aristocracy, a broad network\nof provincial and Parisian portraitists worked for middle-class\nfamilies, producing bust-length and half-length portraits in oil on\ncanvas. These works recorded fashion, social standing, and personal\nidentity at a time of rapid cultural change. The elaborate hairstyles\nand decorative hats visible in portraits from the 1770s and 1780s\nreflect the fashion trends of the period leading up to the\nRevolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GalerieClub Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57228811010380,"sku":"GC-PORT-18-001","price":4900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/4911\/3420\/files\/Antique_portrait_of_a_lady_with_hat_18th_century_French_old_master_oil_painting_on_canvas.png?v=1777307706","url":"https:\/\/galerieclub.com\/products\/portrait-woman-hat-french-oil-painting-18th-century-realism","provider":"GalerieClub Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}