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114 37 Stockholm
Todas las subastas / Varios / French school (XIX) - Miniatura con ritratto femminile in cornice In bronzo
Miniature with a female portrait in a gilded bronze frame – 18th/19th century Elegant miniature painting depicting a young aristocratic lady, executed on a rigid support, characterized by a refined painterly rendering and a subject in keeping with fully eighteenth-century taste. The female figure is shown in half-length, face turned toward the observer. The lady wears a wide hat adorned with feathers and ribbons, a light dress with soft folds, and a rose on her chest, elements that confer on the composition an evident gallant and worldly character. The delicate features, luminous complexion, and careful grooming of the hairstyle and clothing elements are typical of the European tradition of miniature portraiture, a genre particularly appreciated in aristocratic circles between the 18th and 19th centuries. The miniature is set within a refined oval frame with a metal surround, mounted on a panel covered in ochre-colored textile. The portrait features a thin inner frame decorated with dotted and beaded motifs that subtly emphasize its oval shape. Of particular interest is the large outer frame in bronze, with notable ornamental elaboration. The structure is entirely characterized by a rich repertoire of scrolls, swirls, acanthus leaves, phytomorphic motifs and opposing curls, culminating at the top with a central vegetal composition in the form of a pediment. The lower part is completed by additional ornamental scrolls and small hanging elements, giving the whole a strongly decorative and representational appearance. The frame type recalls European Baroque and Rococo taste, reinterpreted in later periods for collectible and furnishing objects. The combination of the precious miniature, the fabric background, and the sumptuous bronze mounting makes the object particularly suitable for presentation in a collection of decorative art, miniatures, and European antiques. The work presents itself as a refined example of a female portrait in miniature on a rigid support, preserved inside an important decorative bronze mounting.
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