Johann Michael Millitz, Portrait Of A Lady In A Pale Pink Gown

Johann Michael Millitz, Portrait Of A Lady In A Pale Pink GownThis exquisite mid 18th century oil painting by Austrian artist Johann Michael Millitz (1725 1779) depicts a young lady wearing a beautiful pale pink gown, embellished with a silk rose. Millitz worked extensively for the Austrian Imperial Court and was at the heart of the Habsburg monarchy. This demure young lady is dressed to impress in a voluminous gown broadened significantly by panniers, which were fashionable undergarments often constructed of

Each captured with careful observation by an accomplished draughtsman

George Balmer (c

dated verso

James Stephanoff (1784-1874) is rendered with a masterful touch

he conveys experience

This suggests that our artist was acutely aware of his rising stock and keen to follow suit

Consider with yourself how a Michael Angelo or a Raffaelle would have treated this subject: and work yourself into a belief that your picture is to be seen and criticised by them when completed

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A peaceful turn of the century oil on canvas depicting a field with haystacks and several birch trees

364 achieved for an oil painting in 1989

857 achieved for a history painting at auction in 2009

a shepherd perhaps