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Concours pour le Prix de l'Etude des Têtes et de l'Expression (Contest for the Prize for the Study of Heads and Expression)

Jean-Jacques Flipart

1763

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century Allegory

Dominant colour

Concours pour le Prix de l'Etude des Têtes et de l'Expression (Contest for the Prize for the Study of Heads and Expression) is a 1763 ink by Jean-Jacques Flipart, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jean-Jacques Flipart
When & what style?: 1763 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting depicts a group of people gathered around a woman sitting in a chair. The woman is wearing a long dress and has a laurel wreath on her head. The people surrounding her are dressed in 18th-century clothing, with some of them holding papers or looking at the woman with interest. The scene appears to be set in a room with a high ceiling, and there are several paintings on the walls behind the group. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of quiet contemplation, with the woman at the center of attention. The artist who created this painting was influenced by the Romanticism movement.