Juvenile Depictions
¹The juvenileness portrayed in this one shocked me, made me question what the artists perversions, and attractions were and if they played a part in this, and if this was more an expression of fantasy, or rather a place to express those feelings. Furthermore a wonder of what the “acceptable” demographics of that time were and maybe that played a part, and why such a paintings fame didn’t get swayed. It also made me question what exactly makes this painting or other paintings depictions juvenile in nature, is it the lack of body hair which was a contrast to the times pieces, was it the pinkness of the nipple, or maybe the lack of imperfection and smoothness of the skin. These qualities I think all can contribute, but the accumulation of those with whatever energy was behind this particular depiction, was such an intense unnerving feeling of juvenescence.
²This is a continued questioning and curiosity to depiction of youthfulness, this painting is another great example of the surprise of the juxtaposition of depicted youthfulness. With the fact this is a very different setting to La Source it raises the question of was this just a time period thing. What I mean by that is, during this time was that what the desired quality was above all else and that paintings or at least successful and accepted paintings needed to portray youthfulness, that was that times obsession, when it comes to physical qualities.
³Tnother example in which there is a clear focus and extra intention to this juvinile aspects of the characters, and in this one it serves as a harsh contrast to the age depicted throughout the other aspects of the painting. Could it be that there lifespans were much shorter back then? And that why they are depicted as such, even if that is true I think it would only make up a small portion of the thinking that went into these art pieces
¹Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres La Source 1856 Huile sur toile H. 163,0 ; L. 80,0 cm. Legs comtesse Duchâtel, 1878 ; Dépôt du musée du Louvre, 1986 © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay) / Original Photograph
¹Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres La Source 1856 Huile sur toile H. 163,0 ; L. 80,0 cm. Legs comtesse Duchâtel, 1878 ; Dépôt du musée du Louvre, 1986 © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
²Attribué à Belle, Alexis Simon (Paris, 12–01–1674 - Paris, 21–11–1734), painter. Between 1694 et 1734.
³Attribué à Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste (Metz, 17–09–1734 - Saint-Denis-du-Port, 30–09–1781), painter. 18th Century.
*Full image not shown, do not believe it meets level for “good curation”, but is necessary to be shown for conversation.