1830
oil
canvas
From the collection of Château de Malmaison
Amélie de Leuchtenberg, future impératrice du Brésil (1812-1873) is a 1830 oil by Joseph Karl Stieler, a Biedermeier work, held at Château de Malmaison.
This portrait painting depicts a woman with curly hair, wearing a black hat adorned with a white ruffle and a gold brooch. She is dressed in a black dress with a white ruffle around her neck and a gold cross on her chest. The background of the painting is a reddish-brown color, which contrasts with the woman's dark attire. The overall atmosphere of the painting is formal and elegant, suggesting that the woman is a member of the upper class or nobility. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth, look up the artist Joseph Karl Stieler.
Joseph Karl Stieler (1 November 1781 – 9 April 1858) was a German painter. From 1820 until 1855 he worked as royal court painter for the Bavarian kings. He is known for his Neoclassical portraits, especially for the…
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