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Antoine-Michel Perrache

Marie-Anne Perrache

1770

oil

canvas

From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

Rococo painting 18th Century Portrait

Dominant colour

Antoine-Michel Perrache is a 1770 oil by Marie-Anne Perrache, a Rococo painting work, held at Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.

Who painted this?: Marie-Anne Perrache
When & what style?: 1770 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?: Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

About this work

This painting depicts a man sitting at a desk, leaning on his right arm and holding a compass in his left hand. He is dressed in a blue coat with lace cuffs and has gray hair. The man is intently focused on a large piece of paper with a grid pattern, which appears to be a blueprint or architectural drawing. The background of the painting is dark, with a faint outline of a bust or sculpture visible behind the man. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of concentration and attention to detail, as the man is deeply engaged in his work. The artist, Marie-Anne Perrache, uses chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting, drawing the viewer's eye to the man's face and hands.

About the artist

Artist

Marie-Anne Perrache

Marie-Anne Perrache made oil portraits in late-18th-century Lyon. One portrait in the bundle shows her husband, Antoine-Michel Perrache, as a young man posed against a plain background. That same year she likely walked…

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