1824
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret is a 1824 oil by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, a Neoclassicism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
The painting shows a man in a formal black uniform with a red ribbon and a golden sword hilt. He looks serious and dignified. The details in his uniform and the medal around his neck make the painting interesting. The artist used careful brushstrokes to create a sense of depth and texture. Look up the technique of glazing to learn more about how the artist achieved this effect.
This portrait of Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret, is one of several artworks he commissioned from his friend Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Pastoret likely played a role in Ingres’s admission to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and here he is seen wearing the embroidered black uniform reflective of his role as auditor for the Council of State. The shimmering Legion of Honor medal hung high around his neck with a red ribbon and the exquisitely detailed golden sword hilt alleviate the somber darkness of his costume. Pastoret stands outlined against forest-green silk wallpaper and a swag of…
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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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