Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835)
Portrait of the Maistre Sisters
INV-7621
Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835)1796
Portrait of the Maistre Sisters
Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835) →18th Centuryoil on canvasfrench
Date
1796
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
43.2 × 31.2 cm (17 × 12 1/4 in.); Framed: 57.2 × 44.5 cm (22 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection
In this captivating double portrait, the fashionable Maistre sisters appear in complementary flowing muslin gowns and delicate gold jewelry. Ninette, in black, wraps her arm delicately yet protectively around her sister Suzette’s waist as both look out toward the viewer. French painter Antoine-Jean Gros created the visual sensation of a gentle breeze by animating the sitters’ gauze-like draperies and chestnut curls. Dense foliage, at times blending in with the curls, frames the pair and opens onto a gleaming landscape background.
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