Portret van Adèle Romany

Lijst van de 37 beroemdste schilderijen van Adèle Romany

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Samenvatting

Het bekendste schilderij van Adèle Romany is Portrait of an Artist, Traditionally Identified as Mademoiselle Halbou (1795), in de collectie van het National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.. De volgende vermeldingen zijn Madame Coury, Duhamel Widow (1811) en Portrait of a Young Woman (1804). De catalogus bevat 39 werken van Adèle Romany; de 37 onderstaande vermeldingen zijn de bekendste, gerangschikt op volgorde met datum, museum en beschrijving.

1769 – 1846, Paris Neoclassicism Meeste werken: Library-museum of the Comédie-Française

Adèle Romany: de 10 belangrijkste schilderijen

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Portrait of an Artist, Traditionally Identified as Mademoiselle Halbou (1795) door Adèle Romany

Portrait of an Artist, Traditionally Identified as Mademoiselle Halbou

1795 · Oil · National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.

The gaze of the sitter meets us in Portrait of an Artist, Traditionally Identified as Mademoiselle Halbou, a work that captures a quiet, creative pause. Painted by Adèle Romany around 1795, the portrait presents a woman poised amidst the tools of her intellect and expression. She exists in a moment of stillness, her presence defined by the delicate textures of her attire and the objects that surround her.

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Madame Coury, Duhamel Widow (1811) door Adèle Romany

Madame Coury, Duhamel Widow

1811 · Oil On Canvas · Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

In this portrait from 1811, we find ourselves in the private, composed space of Madame Coury, the widow Duhamel. She is seated with a quiet dignity, her presence defined by a sense of refined status and the stillness of a life lived with intention. The composition is a three-quarter length arrangement, positioning her slightly off-center to create a balanced, natural poise. A deep forest green gown anchors the figure, its…

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Portrait of a Young Woman (1804) door Adèle Romany

Portrait of a Young Woman

1804 · Oil On Canvas · Musée Marmottan Monet, Parijs

The artwork titled Portrait of a Young Woman is a portrait painted by Adèle Romany. Created in 1804, this oil on canvas work belongs to the genre of portraiture. The subject of the painting is a single young woman, depicted in a full-length vertical composition.

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Portrait of Julie Candeille (1791) door Adèle Romany

Portrait of Julie Candeille

1791 · Oil On Canvas

In Portrait of Julie Candeille, Adèle Romany employs a formal, neoclassical arrangement to present the subject in a medium close-up. The figure is contained within an oval vignette, a choice that creates a sense of depth and focuses the viewer's attention on the sitter. This geometric structure provides a controlled boundary against a soft, atmospheric background of dark greenery. The composition balances the organic fluidity of the subject with this…

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Portrait of a Young Harpist (1795) door Adèle Romany

Portrait of a Young Harpist

1795 · Oil On Canvas · Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Lille

The air in the room feels heavy with the scent of old wood and the quiet anticipation of a single note. A young woman sits poised, her body angled toward the left as her fingers prepare to brush against the vertical strings of a harp. The warm, reddish-brown wood of the instrument catches the light, creating a soft glow that contrasts against the deep, muted teal of the background. She…

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Portrait of a woman (1795) door Adèle Romany

Portrait of a woman

1795 · Oil On Canvas · Musée Jacquemart-André, Parijs

The Portrait of a woman by Adèle Romany captures a single, quiet moment from 1795. This bust-length composition is set within an oval format, focusing the viewer's attention on the presence of the sitter. The subject is an elegant and intimate young woman, her likeness emerging from a dark, muted background that recedes into shadow.

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Portrait of Amélie-Justine Pontois (1795) door Adèle Romany

Portrait of Amélie-Justine Pontois

1795 · Oil

In this oval-format portrait, we encounter Amélie-Justine Pontois in a moment of quiet poise. The composition, captured in a three-quarter view, positions her with a gentle sense of movement that avoids the stiffness often found in formal commissions of the era. She is rendered with a soft, luminous quality, her skin tones warming against a background of atmospheric greys and deep, nebulous shadows. There is a certain stillness here, a…

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Charles-Antoine d'Artenay (1792) door Adèle Romany

Charles-Antoine d'Artenay

1792 · Oil On Canvas · Château de Versailles, Versailles

The man sits in a quiet, oval frame, caught in a moment of stillness. He is a figure of the late eighteenth century, draped in the heavy, tactile weight of a dark coat. A crisp white cravat provides a sharp, bright break against the warmth of his skin and the earthy tones of his attire. Light falls from the upper left, carving the geometry of his face with a gentle…

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Portrait of Amélie-Justine and Charles-Édouard Pontois (1800) door Adèle Romany

Portrait of Amélie-Justine and Charles-Édouard Pontois

1800 · Oil

The air feels still, as if the world has paused to allow this couple a moment of private repose. Amélie-Justine and Charles-Édouard Pontois lean toward one another, their connection felt through the gentle tilt of their heads and the soft drape of a shawl. She rests her arm upon his shoulder, a gesture of quiet intimacy that speaks of a shared life lived in the calm of a changing era.…

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A young person hesitating to play the piano in front of her family (1804) door Adèle Romany

A young person hesitating to play the piano in front of her family

1804 · Oil On Canvas · Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

The scene unfolds within the quiet tension of "A young person hesitating to play the piano in front of her family," an oil on canvas work that captures a fleeting moment of domestic hesitation. Adèle Romany brings this intimate gathering to life, freezing a single instance of social grace and youthful uncertainty. The figures are suspended in a poised, formal arrangement that suggests the weight of expectation hanging in the…

Adèle Romany: resultaten 11 tot 37

11Presumed self-portrait (1799) door Adèle RomanyPresumed self-portrait1799 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen 12Young lovers playing the lyre (1802) door Adèle RomanyYoung lovers playing the lyre1802 13Portrait of Jeanne-Marie Mercier, the artist's mother (1799) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Jeanne-Marie Mercier, the artist's mother1799 · Musee Baron Martin 14Portrait of Justine-Louise Mercier, aunt of the artist (1798) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Justine-Louise Mercier, aunt of the artist1798 15Louis Jean-Baptiste Étienne Vigée (1800) door Adèle RomanyLouis Jean-Baptiste Étienne Vigée1800 16Portrait de Mme Thénard (1800) door Adèle RomanyPortrait de Mme Thénard1800 · Musée Carnavalet 17Full-length Portrait of a Young Lady Seated in a Landscape (1805) door Adèle RomanyFull-length Portrait of a Young Lady Seated in a Landscape1805 · Musée Grobet-Labadié 18Portrait of a Lady at a Pianoforte (1808) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of a Lady at a Pianoforte1808 · Museum of Fine Arts 19portrait of Pierre-Marie-Nicolas Michelot (1807) door Adèle Romanyportrait of Pierre-Marie-Nicolas Michelot1807 20Joseph-Dominique Fabry Garat Playing a Lyre Guitar (1808) door Adèle RomanyJoseph-Dominique Fabry Garat Playing a Lyre Guitar1808 · Museum of Fine Arts 21Portrait of Emilie Leverd (1808) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Emilie Leverd1808 · Library-museum of the Comédie-Française 22Mlle Raucourt as Agrippine (1812) door Adèle RomanyMlle Raucourt as Agrippine1812 · Library-museum of the Comédie-Française 23Portrait of Joseph Souberbielle (1814) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Joseph Souberbielle1814 24Portrait of mademoiselle A.P. (1806) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of mademoiselle A.P.1806 · Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai 25Portrait of Antoine Valedau (1809) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Antoine Valedau1809 · Musée Fabre 26Portrait of Alphonse de Chavanges (1812) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Alphonse de Chavanges1812 27Portrait of Michael Kelly (1810) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Michael Kelly1810 28Portrait of Fleury (1818) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Fleury1818 · Library-museum of the Comédie-Française 29The Marquis de Romance Mesmon's snack (1815) door Adèle RomanyThe Marquis de Romance Mesmon's snack1815 · Château de Versailles 30Portrait of Aglaé-Constance Boudard in red velvet dress (1815) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Aglaé-Constance Boudard in red velvet dress1815 31Portrait of Amélie-Justine Laidin de la Bouterie (1818) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Amélie-Justine Laidin de la Bouterie1818 32Portrait de Zoé Prévost, de l'Opéra-Comique (1830) door Adèle RomanyPortrait de Zoé Prévost, de l'Opéra-Comique1830 · Musée Magnin 33Mlle Prévost de l’Opéra Comique (1830) door Adèle RomanyMlle Prévost de l’Opéra Comique1830 34The Flight from the Village Fire (1833) door Adèle RomanyThe Flight from the Village Fire1833 35Portrait of Voltaire (1836) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Voltaire1836 · Library-museum of the Comédie-Française 36Baptiste cadet (1832) door Adèle RomanyBaptiste cadet1832 · Library-museum of the Comédie-Française 37Portrait of Auguste Vestris (1793) door Adèle RomanyPortrait of Auguste Vestris1793 · Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art

Adèle Romany: werken per periode

Belangrijkste onderwerpen in het werk van Adèle Romany

De vier onderwerpen die het meest frequent in deze werken worden afgebeeld, elk met zijn bekendste voorbeeld.

Adèle Romany: musea die werken bezitten

De 8 musea met de meeste schilderijen op deze pagina.

Museum Stad Werken van Adèle Romany Schilderijen uit deze lijst
Library-museum of the Comédie-Française Paris 5 Portrait of Emilie Leverd, Mlle Raucourt as Agrippine, Portrait of Fleury
Château de Versailles, VersaillesChâteau de Versailles Versailles 2 Charles-Antoine d'Artenay, The Marquis de Romance Mesmon's snack
Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum of Fine Arts Boston 2 Portrait of a Lady at a Pianoforte, Joseph-Dominique Fabry Garat Playing a Lyre Guitar
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington, D.C. 1 Portrait of an Artist, Traditionally Identified as Mademoiselle Halbou
Nationalmuseum, StockholmNationalmuseum Stockholm 1 Madame Coury, Duhamel Widow
Musée Marmottan Monet, ParijsMusée Marmottan Monet Parijs 1 Portrait of a Young Woman
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, LillePalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille Lille 1 Portrait of a Young Harpist
Musée Jacquemart-André, ParijsMusée Jacquemart-André Parijs 1 Portrait of a woman

Adèle Romany: belangrijkste schilderij van elk decennium

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Schilderijen van Adèle Romany: referentievragen

Welk schilderij van Adèle Romany is het meest bekend?Toon het antwoord

Portrait of an Artist, Traditionally Identified as Mademoiselle Halbou (1795), National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.. De volgende werken zijn Madame Coury, Duhamel Widow (1811) en Portrait of a Young Woman (1804).

Hoe oud was Adèle Romany toen Portrait of an Artist, Traditionally Identified as Mademoiselle Halbou werd geschilderd?Toon het antwoord

26 jaar: Adèle Romany werd geboren in 1769 en Portrait of an Artist, Traditionally Identified as Mademoiselle Halbou dateert uit 1795.

Welke tien schilderijen van Adèle Romany zijn het bekendst?Toon het antwoord

Portrait of an Artist, Traditionally Identified as Mademoiselle Halbou, Madame Coury, Duhamel Widow, Portrait of a Young Woman, Portrait of Julie Candeille, Portrait of a Young Harpist, Portrait of a woman, Portrait of Amélie-Justine Pontois, Charles-Antoine d'Artenay, Portrait of Amélie-Justine and Charles-Édouard Pontois en A young person hesitating to play the piano in front of her family. De bovenstaande lijst bevat de datum en het museum waar elk werk wordt bewaard.

Hoeveel werken van Adèle Romany zijn gedocumenteerd?Toon het antwoord

De catalogus bevat 39 werken van Adèle Romany, gedateerd tussen 1791 en 1836.

In welke musea bevinden zich de bekendste schilderijen van Adèle Romany?Toon het antwoord

Voornamelijk in Library-museum of the Comédie-Française (Paris), Château de Versailles (Versailles) en Museum of Fine Arts (Boston). De bovenstaande museumtabel geeft de volledige verdeling weer.

In welke periode zijn de bekendste werken van Adèle Romany geschilderd?Toon het antwoord

In 1800s: 13 van de 37 werken op deze pagina dateren uit die periode, waaronder Portrait of a Young Woman.

Wat zijn de vroegste en de meest recente werken van Adèle Romany op deze lijst?Toon het antwoord

Het vroegste gedateerde werk in deze lijst is Portrait of Julie Candeille (1791); het laatste is Portrait of Voltaire (1836).

Welke onderwerpen komen het meest voor in het werk van Adèle Romany?Toon het antwoord

Woman (24), Man (14) en White dress (6), van de 37 werken die op deze pagina worden vermeld.

Welk medium overheerst in het werk van Adèle Romany?Toon het antwoord

Oil On Canvas, in 29 van de 37 werken die op deze pagina worden vermeld.

Met welke kunststroming wordt Adèle Romany geassocieerd?Toon het antwoord

Neoclassicism, zoals vastgelegd in de werken op deze pagina.

Welke werken van Adèle Romany maken deel uit van de collectie van het Library-museum of the Comédie-Française?Toon het antwoord

Portrait of Emilie Leverd, Mlle Raucourt as Agrippine en Portrait of Fleury behoren tot de 5 werken op deze pagina in de collectie van het Library-museum of the Comédie-Française, Paris.

Adèle Romany: biografische gegevens

Adèle de Romance (Adèle Romanée): A Life in Miniature and Portraiture

Adèle de Romance, also known as Adèle Romany or Adèle Romanée (December 7, 1769 – June 6, 1846), was a highly regarded French painter specializing in miniatures and portraits. Her career spanned several decades of significant social and political change in France, and she successfully navigated the art world while adapting her name and artistic presentation to reflect evolving circumstances.

Early Life and Artistic Training

  • Birth and Legitimation: Born Jeanne Marie Mercier in Paris, Adèle was initially recognized as an illegitimate child. In 1778, at age eight, she was legitimized by her father, Godefroy V, Marquis de Romance, brother of the writer Germain-Hyacinthe de Romance, from this point adopting the name Adèle de Romance.
  • Formal Education: She received formal artistic training under Jean-Baptiste Regnault, a prominent French history painter and academician. This foundational education provided her with a strong understanding of drawing, composition, and color theory – essential skills for both miniature painting and portraiture.
  • Marriage to François Antoine Romany: In 1790, Adèle married fellow miniature painter François Antoine Romany. While their marriage eventually ended in divorce, it significantly influenced her early career as she often exhibited under his surname, "Romany."

Artistic Style and Notable Works

  • Specialization: Adèle de Romance’s artistic focus centered on miniatures and portraits, particularly those depicting individuals involved in the performing arts. This niche allowed her to cultivate a clientele within Parisian theatrical and musical circles.
  • Exhibitions at the Paris Salon: From 1793 to 1808, she exhibited her works under the name "Romany," and subsequently from 1808 to 1833 as “Romanée.” She presented a substantial body of work over forty years, demonstrating consistent artistic output.
  • Notable Works:
    • Portrait of Auguste Vestris: This piece, housed at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, exemplifies her skill in capturing likeness and character.
    • Self-portrait with her children (1800): A poignant depiction showcasing both artistic talent and familial life.
    • Portraits of Mlle Raucourt and Mlle Emilie Leverd: These portraits, exhibited at various Salons, further solidified her reputation for capturing the essence of theatrical personalities.
  • Artistic Characteristics: Her miniatures are known for their delicate detail, refined color palettes, and ability to convey a sense of personality within a small format. Her larger portraits demonstrate a similar attention to detail and an understanding of light and shadow.

Recognition and Historical Significance

  • Gold Medal of the Jury (1808): This prestigious award recognized her artistic merit and contributed to her standing within the French art establishment.
  • Influence on Other Artists: While not a revolutionary figure, Adèle de Romance’s consistent production of high-quality miniatures and portraits helped maintain the popularity of these genres during a period when larger historical paintings were gaining prominence.
  • Representation of Performing Arts: Her focus on portraying actors, actresses, and musicians provides valuable visual documentation of Parisian theatrical life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Comédie-Française holds a significant collection of her works due to this specialization.
  • Financial Acumen: Beyond her artistic pursuits, Adèle demonstrated business savvy through financial speculations during periods of political upheaval, showcasing an entrepreneurial spirit uncommon for women artists of the time.

Legacy and Rediscovery

Adèle de Romance’s work received limited critical attention after her death in 1846. However, recent scholarship and a retrospective exhibition at the Jean-Honoré-Fragonard Museum in Grasse (scheduled for 2025) are contributing to a renewed appreciation of her artistic contributions. Her legacy lies not only in her skillful execution but also in her ability to capture the spirit of a vibrant cultural scene and navigate a complex historical landscape as a successful female artist.