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Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae, 1799 (oil on canvas)
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Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae, 1799 (oil on canvas)
653627 Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae, 1799 (oil on canvas) by Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne Louis (1767-1824); 60.3x48.6 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Miss Lange was a talented actress known for her beauty and wealthy lovers. Girodet had painted an earlier portrait of her that she found unflattering. When she refused to pay the agreed-upon price and insisted that the painting be removed from public view at the Paris Salon, the enraged Girodet sought revenge with this second, satirical portrait. Eighteenth-century artists sometimes portrayed people as mythological characters to highlight their virtues. Girodet inverted this convention to defame Miss Lange. Danae was one of the mortals loved by the Greek god Zeus, who transformed himself into a shower of gold and fell upon her. Girodet shows Miss Lange greedily catching the gold coins. All of the paintings details are scathingly symbolic. For example, the turkey wearing a wedding ring represents a man the actress married for his fortune. The cracked mirror denotes her inability to see herself as Girodet saw herA-- - a vain, adulterous, and avaricious woman. ); eMinneapolis Institute of Art; The William Hood Dunwoody Fund; French, out of copyright
Media ID 22610638
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This print showcases the intriguing "Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae" painted by Anne Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson in 1799. Measuring 60.3x48.6 cm, this oil on canvas masterpiece is housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in Minnesota, USA. Mlle. Lange, a renowned actress celebrated for her beauty and wealthy lovers, became the subject of controversy when she found Girodet's earlier portrait unflattering. Refusing to pay the agreed-upon price and demanding its removal from public view at the Paris Salon, she inadvertently sparked Girodet's vengeful spirit. In this second rendition, Girodet skillfully employs satire to defame Miss Lange while cleverly subverting an artistic convention prevalent during the eighteenth century. By portraying her as Danae – a mortal loved by Zeus who transformed into a shower of gold upon her – he exposes Miss Lange's insatiable greed as she eagerly catches gold coins falling upon her. Every detail within this scathingly symbolic painting serves to further tarnish Miss Lange's reputation: a turkey adorned with a wedding ring represents one of her marriages based solely on financial gain; a cracked mirror symbolizes her inability to see herself through Girodet's eyes – vain, adulterous, and consumed by greed. As we gaze upon this remarkable artwork captured beautifully in this print from Fine Art Finder by Bridgeman Images, we are transported back in time to witness not only an artist seeking revenge but also an exploration of human flaws hidden beneath society's glamorous facade.
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