COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1958.28
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Degas, Edgar Germain Hilaire
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1834 - 1917
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Edgar Degas
Title:
Duchess of Montejasi
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1875
Creation Start Date:
1875
Creation End Date:
1875
Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Unframed: 49cm x 39.4cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1958.28
Credit Line:
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
Context:
Although best remembered for his depictions of ballet dancers and race horses, Degas painted many likenesses of his family members. He probably painted this portrait of his aunt, Stefania Carafa (1819-1901), during an extended visit to Naples, where many of his relatives lived. Described in family papers as a highly indulged, fun-loving child, the dutchess grew into the stoic, world-weary woman depicted here. No expensive finery reveals her high social rank; indeed she wears a mourning dress, possiblyto observe the recent death of her brother Achille.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1958.28.tif
Link To Source
Duchess of Montejasi
