L a - b e a u t é - s a u v e r a - l e - m o n d e ~ D o s t o ï e v s k i

L a - b e a u t é - s a u v e r a - l e - m o n d e ~ D o s t o ï e v s k i



Sunday, January 11, 2015

Still-life, tea service, by Liotard, circa 1781-83



The celebrated portraitist Jean-Étienne Liotard returned to his native Geneva in 1776; that December he turned seventy-four. He spent the remaining thirteen years of his life painting landscapes and still-lifes, like this charming painting of a tea service. Working in oils rather than the pastel he is most known for, his description of the various surfaces - porcelain, silver, lacquer - is exquisite and, I would say... tender.




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  1. AnonymousMay 19, 2023 at 11:05 AM

    What a splendid painting.

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  2. Lev SzepsMay 31, 2024 at 11:39 PM

    I like the informality of the arrangement. It's obviously in use, not just on display

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