Self-portrait with his wife Marie-Suzanne Giroust
by Alexander Roslin
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Self-portrait with his wife Marie-Suzanne Giroust
Artist
Alexander Roslin
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Painting - Oil Painting
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Alexander Roslin - Self-portrait with his wife Marie-Suzanne Giroust - 1767
Alexander Roslin was a Swedish portrait painter who worked in Scania, Bayreuth, Paris, Italy, Warsaw and St. Petersburg, primarily for members of aristocratic families. He combined insightful psychological portrayal with a skillful representation of fabrics and jewels. In his choice of style and lustrous, shimmering colors Alexander Roslin exemplifies Rococo. He lived in France from 1752 until 1793, a period that spanned most of his career. Rococo artists opted for a more jocular, elegant and ornate style, characterized by lightness, elegance and graceful approach to art and architecture.
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