1842
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
On the Balcony is a 1842 by Célestin Nanteuil, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
In this painting, a woman stands on a balcony, gazing out at the viewer with her hand raised to her chin. She wears a white dress and has dark hair styled in an updo. To her right, a man peers out from behind a pillar, his face partially obscured by foliage. The balcony is adorned with potted plants and vines, and a crescent moon shines brightly in the night sky. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the scene, with the woman's face and the moonlit sky standing out against the darker shadows of the balcony and the man's figure. For more information on the artist's use of chiaroscuro, explore the technique of chiaroscuro.
Célestin-François Nanteuil-Lebœuf, known as Célestin Nanteuil (French pronunciation: ; 11 July 1813 – 6 September 1873), was a French painter, engraver and illustrator closely tied to the Romantic movement in France.
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