The Young Woman of Albano (L'Albanaise)
1872
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
French, 1796-1875
European Art
Along with 42.195, this painting of a pale, contemplative young woman dressed in garments that conjure past times or distant places exemplifies Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot’s practice as a figure painter. In this painting, a favorite model, Emma Dobigny, reclines in a theatrical “gypsy” costume, while a trio of maidens in the background dance or perhaps engage in a physical contest reflecting the athleticism for which ancient Sparta was renowned. The other portrays the model Mlle Darmelas wearing the traditional attire of the Italian town of Albano and gazing pensively into space. For Corot such costumes were interchangeable referents for imagined worlds, as well as opportunities to explore color, pattern, and texture in delicate touches of paint.
- Maker/Artist
- Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Locations
- Place made: Europe
- Dimensions
- 29 3/16 x 25 13/16 in. (74.1 x 65.6 cm) Frame: 36 x 32 in.
- Departments
- European Art
- Accession Number
- 42.196
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Horace O. Havemeyer
- Exhibitions
- Curator's Choice: A Century of French Painting, About Time: 700 Years of European Paintings, Monet to Morisot: The Real and Imagined in European Art
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- European Art Galleries, 5th floor
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