
by Carolus-Duran, 1869
Carolus-Duran painted his wife Pauline in this life-size portrait that made his reputation at the 1869 Paris Salon. She wears a black silk dress with lace, removing one grey glove while another lies on the floor. A red rose at her bodice and yellow rose in her hair break the somber palette.
The influence of Velázquez, whom Carolus-Duran studied in Spain in 1866-67, is clearly visible. His friend Manet recognized the Spanish master's impact. The fallen glove near the artist's signature gives the work a modern, instantaneous feel. Now at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Other masterpieces from the Academic Art movement

Rosa Bonheur, 1853
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Alexandre Cabanel, 1863
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1909
Tate Britain, London

Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1888
Private Collection, Unknown

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1873
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1879
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Frederic Leighton, 1895
Tate Britain, London

Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1866
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
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