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DAVID, Jacques-Louis: Portrait of Madame Adélaide Pastoret

🖼 Portrait of Madame Adélaide Pastoret, 1791-92
Oil on canvas
130 × 97 cm
Chicago, USA

Soft brushwork captures Madame Pastoret's refined elegance against a luminous background, her direct gaze anchoring the composition. David's intimate neoclassical portrait exemplifies his mastery of psychological presence, establishing new standards for aristocratic portraiture during the Revolutionary period.

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E. H. Gombrich
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