Young Woman with a Turban
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 55.2 × 46 cm · framed: 76 × 66 × 8 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of George S. Kendrick
Accession Number
1952.542
Tags
male
About this artwork
Known as a tête d'expression or "expressive head," this painting represents an essential part of the academic training of history painters who specialized in religious, mythological, or historical subjects. In 1760, such exercises became standard at the École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts) in Paris, then known as Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Focusing on the relationship between morality and beauty, the goal of a history painter is not only to create a pleasing image, but al...