Who painted Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage?

Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage was painted by Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville in 1829.

Where can I see Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage?

Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage?

Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage is associated with Romanticism.

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Museum-quality prints of Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage are available made-to-order from Artifact World Gallery.

Artwork

Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage

Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville , 1829

Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville. It dates from 1829 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Inscription: Inscribed:lower left in plate, in pool of water: J. Grandville; lower right in plate, beneath flowers: Lith. de Langlumé.; lower center in plate: Un marriage suivant les lois.; lower right in plate: chez Bulla, rue St. Jacques, No.38 / et chez Martinet rue du Coq.; upper center in plate: Les Métamorphoses du Jour; upper right in plate: No.61.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 10 1/2 x 6 1/2

About this work

Overview

Metamorphoses of the Day: A Conventional Marriage is a hand-colored lithograph created by Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville in 1829.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts two anthropomorphic creatures by a pond, satirizing human behavior in relationships. A man-like figure with a bird's beak and a woman with a swan's head, dressed in 19th-century attire, engage in leisure activities, hinting at the conventions of marriage.

Technique & Style

The artwork is a lithograph, a printmaking technique, on wove paper, and features hand-coloring. Grandville employed anthropomorphism, attributing human characteristics to animals, to comment on societal norms, a common device in this style of art.