Artist:
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Jean Clouet the Younger
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Title:
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Portrait of Charlotte of France
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Date:
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c. 1522
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Medium:
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Oil on cradled panel
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Dimensions:
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7 x 5 1/4 x 3/16 in. (17.78 x 13.34 x 0.4 cm) (panel)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of John R. Van Derlip in memory of Ethel Morrison Van Derlip
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Location:
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Gallery 342
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Princess Charlotte was the daughter of King Francis I of France, whose court was an international center for the arts. Her rich clothing and jeweled cap denote her high status, and her rosary indicates a gentle and pious nature. About seven years old at the time of this portrait, she died at the age of eight.
Portraits of European royal children were commissioned to record stages of their development and were often exchanged with other royal houses as a diplomatic gesture. Jean Clouet, the court painter under Francis I, based his formal panel portraits on detailed drawings made from life. His style typifies northern Renaissance painting with its silhouetting of shapes, incisive draftsmanship, and enamellike finish.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Clouet the Younger, Jean
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Nationality:
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French (Paris)
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Life Dates:
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French (Paris), 1475 - 1541
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Photograph of label on back in object file.
Labels on back: (see photos)
[89/1]
Crest: [#49, Tho
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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Portrait
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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35.7.98
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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