1784
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Woman in Profile, Turned to the Left is a 1784 by Henri-Pierre Danloux, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman's profile, turned to the left. She's dressed in 18th-century clothing, with a hat and a ribbon. The artist used a special method to draw her, combining black lines with a technique that blurs the lines, creating soft textures. This method, called stumping, adds depth to the portrait. It was a way for the artist to create subtle shades and tones. You can learn more about this technique by looking into sfumato.
Danloux worked in Lyon from 1783 to 1784, specializing in profile portraits. Based on the date inscribed on the drawing, this unidentified young woman may have been a member of the aristocracy in that city. Danloux combined black lines with stumping—a method of blurring the powdery drawing media with a tightly rolled piece of cloth or leather—to achieve a greater range of textures and tones.
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Henri-Pierre Danloux (24 February 1753 – 3 January 1809) was a French painter and draftsman.
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