This portrait fully illustrates the graceful and elegant style of the school of Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan, 1659 – Paris, 1743), a major figure in portrait painting during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV, characterized by a subtle blend of classical idealization and meticulous attention to detail.
Created in the style of apprentice furniture or pieces used to demonstrate skills, it testifies to great craftsmanship.
The front, composed of two drawers, is decorated with painted motifs imitating objects: necklaces, ribbons, keys, and fabrics appear to be suspended or placed on the piece with striking realism.
Pair of scones with a central mirror and an arm of light in carved and lacquered wood with rocaille decoration of volutes, shells and foliage.
XVIII century
Venice, Italy
Schiaparelli said of his two mannequins: “Pure Greek beauty, supple and dignified (…) which gazes with calm indifference at the crowds who stare at it, mouths agape.”
Early 19th century
France
Mattia Traverso, born in Genoa in 1885 and died in 1956, was a highly talented Italian painter renowned for his exceptional technical mastery and his taste for classical scenes of grand decoration, which allowed him to revive the splendor of past centuries with a modern elegance.
Italy
Signed and dated 1932
Mattia Traverso, born in Genoa in 1885 and died in 1956, was a highly talented Italian painter renowned for his exceptional technical mastery and his taste for grand, classical decorative scenes, which allowed him to revive the splendor of past centuries with a modern elegance.
Italy
Circa 1932
Mattia Traverso, born in Genoa in 1885 and died in 1956, was a highly talented Italian painter renowned for his exceptional technical mastery and his taste for classical scenes of grand decoration, which allowed him to revive the splendor of past centuries with a modern elegance.
Italy
Circa 1932
Mattia Traverso, born in Genoa in 1885 and died in 1956, was a highly talented Italian painter renowned for his exceptional technical mastery and his taste for grandly decorated classical scenes, which allowed him to revive the splendor of past centuries with a modern elegance.
Italy
Circa 1932
Pair of dog-shaped lamps in polychrome porcelain and gilded bronze, in the Meissen style, with new green silk lampshades lined with green silk and Houlès trimmings.
750 yellow gold cross set with twelve garnets.