1747
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Portrait of Marc de Villiers is a 1747 oil by Joseph Aved, a Rococo painting work, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
The painting depicts a man with long, curly white hair, wearing a floral-patterned robe over a red vest and white shirt. He sits in a chair, holding a book in his right hand. To his left, an open book and papers are scattered on a table, with a small bowl and a wrapped package visible. The background is dark, with a hint of a room behind the subject. This painting showcases the use of chiaroscuro, a technique that emphasizes contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in depicted objects.
Jacques-André-Joseph Aved (12 January 1702 – 4 March 1766), also called le Camelot (The Hawker) and Avet le Batave (The Dutch Avet), was a French painter, renowned among the main Rococo portraitists in Paris during King Louis XV's reign.
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