Miniature Hand-Painted On Ivory - Bronze Frame - First Third Of The 19th Century

Name: Miniature Hand-Painted On Ivory - Bronze Frame - First Third Of The 19th Century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: MORLIUMD9U
Price: 190 EUR
Availability: InStock

By Gallery PY ANTICS

190 €

Period 19th century

Style Other style

Item offered for sale by

PY ANTICS

94000 Créteil

Display phone number +33 6 77 56 42 48

See the gallery

Description

This description has been translated and may not be completely accurate. Click here to see the original

A magnificent hand-painted miniature on ivory, signed by the artist and dating from the first third of the 19th century, sublimated by a lovely bronze frame with signature on the paw.

The term "miniature" refers to a small painting, usually a portrait. First appearing in the 16th century, miniatures enjoyed their golden age in Europe between 1760 and 1840.

Until 1750, the work was produced on prepared parchment or vellum and laid on a copper or wood plate.

Some artists produced them on copper and enamel as early as the end of the 16th century.

It was in the 18th century, under Louis XV, that miniature art experienced its greatest expansion, being produced on a more suitable medium with a color close to that of human skin: ivory. This noble material was the main support for miniatures until 1850.

It's not uncommon to find thin sheets of silver or gold called paillons on the back of ivory plates. They were intended to "illuminate the face".
In the 19th century, paper made its appearance as a support for miniatures.

The fragility of ivory plates required meticulous, refined framing.

Most miniatures were painted in gouache or watercolor.

The painter creates the portrait using stippling or hatching, which must be invisible to the viewer's eye.

Small dots of gouache make up the body, while watercolor is often reserved for plain, natural or historiated backgrounds.

A "goldsmith's work", miniature painting requires great skill and meticulous execution.

The invention and widespread use of photography in the second half of the 19th century heralded its demise. A precise and precious art, its finest examples are now preserved in the great European museums: the Louvre, Cognacq-Jay, Stockholm's National Museum, London's Wallace collection.

Ref: MORLIUMD9U

Additional Information

Condition	As new
Style	Other style (Miniatures of Other style Style)
Period	19th century (Miniatures 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Length (cm)	13,5
Width (cm)	12,5