Portrait of an Elderly Lady in Black

Image credit: The Bowes Museum

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In this painting, the unknown sitter is represented against a neutral background, wearing the high headdress called a frelange, which was made of a pleated piece of starched linen covered with delicate lace-work, and recalls French fashions of the 1710s. This portrait recalls the freshness and directness that characterise the works of Giacomo Ceruti, called Il Pitocchetto. Although he was better known for his realist depictions of popular types and low-life scenes, Ceruti also produced portraits of the local nobility and bourgeoisie of Brescia, where he settled in 1721.

The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle

Title

Portrait of an Elderly Lady in Black

Date

18th C

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 55.9 x W 46.3 cm

Accession number

B.M.116

Acquisition method

bequeathed by the Founders, 1885

Work type

Painting

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