Women's Beauty Through Time

Portrait of a Lady

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Countess Ebba Sparre

The woman in this painting is showing a lot more skin compared to those in the previous two painting, but she too wears beautiful blue tones that adds a softer look to her features. My using a dark background against the light tones used to create both the dress and skin tone really makes the viewers eyes focus on the woman.

Similar to the Portrait of the Lady In White this portrait is painted with warm colors. Although when first looking at the painting the viewers eye is drawn to the woman's dress it is eventually drawn upward where the women's face seems to have an innocent smile, and bold eyes.

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Creator: Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun

Date: 1789

Material: oil on wood

Measurements: 107 x 83.2 cm (42 1/8 x 32 3/4 in.)

Repository: The National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)

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Creator: Sébastien Bourdon, French

Date: probably 1653

Material: oil on canvas

Measurementsl: 106.1 x 90.2 cm (41 3/4 x 35 1/2 in.)

Repository: The National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)

The Crown of Flowers

I decided to include this portrait because it was different than the others. Instead of looking straight at the viewer, this woman doesn't look at the viewer at all. It is also painted in a natural setting with both bold and soft colors. The soft colors used in the background really add emphasis to the woman, and really makes her stand out against the rest of the painting.

Unidentified Woman #31

Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Date: c. 1865-1870

Material: Oil on canvas

Measurements: 25 1/2 x 17 in. (64.8 x 43.2 cm.)

Repository: Baltimore Museum of Art

The Helen and Abram Eisenberg Collection

Lastly, I chose this photography because the woman's bold lipstick, and hair really made it stand out to me. I think that the fact that the woman seems to be shirtless really brings out nature beauty that this woman has.

Portrait of a Young Lady

Creator: Andy Warhol

Date: 1986

Material: Polacolor ER on paper

Measurements: 4 1/4 in. x 3 3/8 in.

Repository: Colby College Museum of Art

The simplified way in which this portrait of painted is what emphasizes this woman's beauty so well. I think that the lack of a bust background really makes the viewer focus on the woman's face. I also think that the use of all the blues really brings out the fairness of the skin tone in the face and hands. This creates a somewhat soft type of beauty.

[Portrait (Front) of Si-can-win or Creeping Woman, wife of Bear Shield]

Creator: Attributed to Caterina van Hemessen

Date: c. 1560

Material: Oil on wood panel

Measurements: 12 x 9 in. (30.4 x 22.9 cm.)

Repository: Baltimore Museum of Art

I chose this photograph because it depicts a different kind of beauty. Instead of showing a young dainty feminine woman. This instead shows a strong aging woman. It captures the seriousness of the woman, and e en though she isn't smiling she is still beautiful in her own way.

Creator: Gill, De Lancey W.

Series Title Glass Negatives of Indians (Collected by the Bureau of American Ethnology) (1850s-1930s)

Date: 1910

Material: glass negative

Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Young Mulatto

Creator: Emily Guthrie Smith

Date: 1942

Material: Oil on canvas

Measurements: 30 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (77.47 x 52.07 cm.)

Repository: Dallas Museum of Art

I liked that the bold reds were added to the woman's dress which causes her tan skin to stand out. The same thing happens with the white from her dress. The amount of detail that goes into the blanket wrapped around her allows the woman's appearance more simple and feminine.

Lewellyn

Portrait of Lady In White

I chose this painting because it doesn't share the bold features that most of the other portraits seemed too. Instead it shares a the same softness in of the woman's features, as it does with the way its painted. The viewer's eye is drawn to the woman's face where it seems to have a radiant yet subtle glow.

Everything about this portrait suggests that this Lady is from a wealthy background. Her fussily pretentious dress and jewelry suggest Moretto's lady may have lived in the provincial Veneto. The bright colors used to accent her faces features and clothes are only emphasized due too the darker shaded used in the background. This causes a kind of beautiful glow coming from her face.

Creator: Frances Skinner

Date: 1940

Material: Oil on masonite

Measurements: 23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (60.33 x 50.17 cm.)

Repository: Dallas Museum of Art

Woman With Mirror

Creator Moretto da Brescia

Date: c. 1540

Material: oil on canvas

Measurements: 106.4 x 87.6 cm (41 7/8 x 34 1/2 in.)

Repository The National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)

I thought that this fit into my theme because even though it doesn't show the features that make a women beautiful, the statue still is. It captures the essence of a woman's beauty, instead of the actual act of being beautiful.

Women's Beauty Through Time

Creator: Othon Coubine

Date: 1933

Material: Bronze

Measurements: 12 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 8 in. (32.4 x 17.1 x 20.3 cm.)

Repository: Baltimore Museum of Art

By. Katlyn Wilhelm