Young Girl with her Dog
Artist
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
(French, 1807 - 1876)
Dateca. 1850
MediumOil on paper, transferred to canvas
Dimensions80 1/2 x 47 1/4 in. (204.5 x 120 cm)
Overall, Frame: 90 1/2 x 56 in. (229.9 x 142.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 90 1/2 x 56 in. (229.9 x 142.2 cm)
ClassificationsEuropean art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.640
Terms
- Girl
- Dog
- Brown
- Red
- Green
- Violet
- Pink
- White
- Romantic
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On View
On viewLabel TextNarcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña French, 1807–1876 Young Girl with Her Dog, ca. 1850 Oil on paper, transferred to canvas Look at the young girl’s eyes. They are all but lost in shadow, suggesting that she is deep in reverie. Indeed, this entire picture is a kind of dreamscape—its leafy, sun-dappled garden set with broadly brushed pink and white blooms. The ethereal theme is a perfect subject for a picture like this one, which was designed solely to display its own beauty. Such poetic images fulfilled the Romantic desire for art that offered refuge from the harshness of the world. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.640
ca. 1870
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