1799
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Gallery of Ontario
Zeuxis choisissant des modèles is a 1799 oil by Nicolas-André Monsiau, a Neoclassicism work, held at Art Gallery of Ontario.
This painting depicts a group of people in a room, with a woman at the center, standing on a platform. She is nude, except for a cloth draped around her waist. To her right, a man sits on the platform, while several others surround her, some clothed and others not. The room features stone columns and archways, with a large piece of fabric hanging from a wooden frame in the background. In the foreground, a man stands to the left, holding a palette and brush, as if painting the scene. The atmosphere appears to be one of creativity and artistic expression. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this work, you might want to explore the style of Nicolas-André Monsiau.
Nicolas-André Monsiau (1754 – 31 May 1837) was a French history painter and a refined draughtsman who turned to book illustration to supplement his income when the French Revolution disrupted patronage.
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