1793
oil
canvas
From the collection of São Paulo Museum of Art
Retrato de uma dama com livro junto a uma fonte is a 1793 oil by Antoine Vestier, a Rococo painting work, held at São Paulo Museum of Art.
This painting depicts a woman in a white dress with a blue sash, standing in front of a rocky landscape. She has curly, light-colored hair and is holding a book in her right hand. The woman's dress is detailed with vertical stripes and a ruffled neckline. The background features trees, rocks, and a cloudy sky. The painting is held at the São Paulo Museum of Art. To learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Antoine Vestier (French pronunciation: ; 1740 – 24 December 1824) was a French miniaturist and painter of portraits, born at Avallon in Burgundy, who trained in the atelier of Jean-Baptiste Pierre.
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