Studie van een buigende jonge vrouw

Simon Vouet

1600 - 1659

Studie van een buigende jonge vrouw by Simon Vouet

Medium

paper

Dimensions

133; 172

About this artwork

hoogte 172 mm x breedte 133 mm

Art Historical Context

Simon Vouet's *Studie van een buende jonge vrouw* ( of a Bending Young Woman) is a delicate preparatory drawing from the early 17th century, created during the artist's formative years (ca. 1600–1659). Measuring just 172 mm high by 133 mm wide on paper, this intimate sketch captures the fluid motion of a young woman in a graceful, curving pose—likely a study for one of Vouet's grand Baroque compositions. Vouet, a leading French painter who trained in Italy before becoming court artist to Louis XIII, was renowned for his elegant figures and dynamic tenebrism, blending Mannerist grace with emerg...

About the Artist

Simon Vouet · 15901649

French painter. Comment on works: Portraits; Religious; Mythology; Allegory

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