René-Charles Dassy and His Brother Jean-Baptiste-Claude-Amédé Dassy
1850
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1850
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Two young men in sharp 1850s suits stand side by side. The one on the left holds gloves and a cane; the one on the right wears a black velvet jacket with gold embroidery, styled like ancient Greek clothing. Flandrin painted them in smooth, careful lines—no messy brushstrokes. The Greek-inspired outfit wasn’t just fashion; it referenced France’s support for Greece’s fight for independence decades earlier. To see more portraits like this, look up *The Cleveland Museum of Art*.
