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Madame Pompadour
One of the most famous portraits created by Modigliani. The painting depicts a woman named Beatrice Hastings, who was the artist's lover for over two years and posed for many of his works. The portrait illustrates the artist's characteristic style, in which the face is simplified into a mask-like image, and the figure is marked by elongated forms, such as a strikingly long and slender neck. This portrait also contains elements of social critique, using a stylized and simplified form of the traditional Pompadour image to depart from classical painting styles.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Amedeo Modigliani
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Date of birth and death
12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920
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Natinality
Italian
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Style
Modern art blending cubism, african sculpture influence, and renaissance humanism. Known for surreal elongation of figures.
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Significant works
Redheaded Girl in Evening Dress, Madame Pompadour, Jeanne Hébuterne in Red Shawl, Nu couché, Nude Sitting on a Divan
Information about the work
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Year:
1914
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Theme:
Portrait, social critique, expressionism
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting shows a balance between stylization and individual expression, emphasizing both beauty and an ironic distance from traditional portrait standards.
The key to interpreting the work
Analyze in the context of Modigliani's expressionist style and his characteristic approach to portraiture and form.See other works by this artist
