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MENGS, Anton Raphael: Maria Luisa of Parma

🖼 Maria Luisa of Parma, 1765
Oil on canvas
152 × 110 cm
Madrid, Spain

Soft brushwork captures Maria Luisa in elegant three-quarter pose, her pearl-adorned dress luminous against warm, muted tones. Mengs's portrait exemplifies Rococo refinement while establishing the Spanish court's visual diplomacy during her marriage to the future King Charles III.

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E. H. Gombrich
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