1802
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Galleries Scotland
Madame Mère (Maria Laetitia Ramolino Bonaparte, 1750 - 1836) is a 1802 oil by François Gérard, a Neoclassicism work, held at National Galleries Scotland.
The painting shows a woman sitting in a chair, wearing a white dress and a head covering. She has a serious expression on her face. The woman is sitting in front of a table with a book on it, and there is a bust of a man behind her. The room is decorated with columns and a rug. The painting is a portrait of Madame Mère, and it is held at the Scottish National Gallery. If you want to learn more about the artist's technique, look up chiaroscuro.
Portrait of Letizia Bonaparte or Madame Mère is a c.1803 portrait painting by the French artist François Gérard. It depicts the Corsican noblewoman Letizia Bonaparte, best known as the mother of the emperor of France Napoleon. Several of her other children, part of the Bonaparte dynasty, acquired royal status during the Napoleonic era. Gérard, a former student of Jacques-Louis David, painted many members of the extended Bonaparte family. After the Bourbon Restoration of 1814 he switched to painting Louis XVIII and members of the House of Bourbon. She is portrayed at full-length seated in a…
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François Pascal Simon Gérard (French pronunciation: , 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a French painter.
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