1825
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Four Magistrates of Besançon (Quatre magistrats de Besançon) is a 1825 ink by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows four men in formal attire, standing in front of a lavish backdrop. The men are dressed in 18th-century style, with one of them pointing towards something outside the frame. The setting is formal, with intricate details on the backdrop and the men's clothing. The artist's use of color and composition creates a sense of depth and grandeur. If you're interested in learning more about this style of art, you might want to explore the Romanticism movement.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic…
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