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The Court of the Princess by Adolphe Monticelli

The Court of the Princess

Adolphe Monticelli · 1844

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DETAILS
Artist
Adolphe Monticelli
Date
1844
Medium
Oil on wood
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
15 x 23 3/8 in. (38.1 x 59.4 cm)
Collection
European Paintings
Credit line
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1907
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THE ARTIST

Adolphe Monticelli

Adolphe Monticelli, a French painter of the generation preceding the Impressionists, crafted richly textured canvases that deeply inspired Vincent van Gogh.

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