Roses and Lilies
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
23 1/2 x 18 in. (59.7 x 45.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 2001, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
Accession Number
2001.202.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Henri Fantin-Latour's *Roses and Lilies* (1888) is a exquisite example of 19th-century French still life painting, capturing the delicate beauty of fresh flowers in a modest bouquet. Rendered in oil on canvas, this intimate work measures 23½ x 18 inches, inviting viewers to lean in and savor its luminous petals and subtle textures. Fantin-Latour, a master of Realism, was renowned for his meticulous floral studies, which blend precise observation with a poetic elegance, evoking the fleeting splendor of nature. The painting showcases the artist's virtuoso technique: velvety roses in soft pinks ...
About the Artist
Henri Fantin-Latour · 1836–1904
Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour was born on January 14, 1836, in Grenoble, France, to portrait painter Théodore Fantin-Latour, who gave him his earliest drawing lessons. The family relocated to Paris in 1841, where in 1850, at age 14, he enrolled in the École de Dessin, studying under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, whose innovative memory-based method of drawing from observation profoundly ...