1710
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Portrait of a Boy in Fancy Dress is a 1710 oil by Nicolas de Largillière, a Rococo painting work, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
This painting shows a young boy in a fancy outfit, holding a dog. He is wearing a pink and black dress with gold accents, and his hair is styled in curls. The background is a landscape with trees and a cloudy sky. The boy's expression is serious, and he seems to be looking directly at the viewer. The dog he is holding is also looking at the viewer, and its fur is depicted in detail. The painting is done in oil paint, and the colors are muted but rich. The level of detail in the painting suggests that the artist was skilled at capturing realistic portraits. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts of light and dark to create a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects and figures, look up Nicolas de Largillière.
Nicolas de Largillière (French: ; baptised 10 October 1656 – 20 March 1746) was a French painter and draughtsman. From 1733 until 1735, he was director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture.
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