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Young Woman Seated by Pierre Paul Prud'hon

Young Woman Seated

Pierre Paul Prud'hon · 1758

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DETAILS
Artist
Pierre Paul Prud'hon
Date
1758
Medium
oil; framing lines in graphite
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
France, late 18th-early 19th Century
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
ART MOVEMENTS
Classicism
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THE ARTIST

Pierre Paul Prud'hon

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, a French Neo-classical painter, crafted allegories and portraits, notably for both of Napoleon's wives, and was celebrated for his dramatic chiaroscuro.

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