Cinderella About to Try on the Glass Slipper
1842
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1842
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Cinderella About to Try on the Glass Slipper is a 1842 oil by Richard Redgrave, a british_romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a scene from Cinderella where she's about to try on the glass slipper. The women in the painting are wearing 18th-century-style clothes, while the men have medieval-style tunics and shoes. This mix of styles is interesting because it doesn't follow a specific time period. You can learn more about the style of this painting by looking into the technique of glazing.
