Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin
1804
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Portrait of a Woman Near a Balustrade is a 1804 unspecified by Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin, a Neoclassicism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman stands near a stone ledge, dressed in a light dress with a blue shawl over her shoulders. Her hair is pulled back neatly, and she holds a small bouquet of flowers in one hand. Behind her, a garden with trees and bushes stretches out, painted in soft blues and greens. Notice how the light hits her face, making her skin glow while the background stays shadowy. This contrast helps draw your eye to her expression. Want to see more of this style? Look up Romanticism.
Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin (1759–1832) was a French artist, born in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
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