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Catalog Level:
item
Type:
painting
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Terms:
paintings
European
art
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Text:
Magdaleine Pinceloup de la Grange
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Creation
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Creator Description:
Jean-Baptiste Perroneau (French, ca. 1715-1783)
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Identity:
Perroneau, Jean-Baptiste
Role:
painter
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Creation Date:
1747
Earliest:
1747 Latest:
1747
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Style/Period/Group/ Movement
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Indexing Terms: Rococo
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Measurements
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Dimensions Description:
165 x 54 cm (25 9/16 x 20 11/16 inches)
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Materials and Techniques
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Description:
oil on canvas
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Material Names:
oil
paint Role: medium
canvas
Role: support
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Subject Matter
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Indexing Terms:
portrait
Pinceloup
de la Grange, Magdaleine (French aristocrat, 18th
century)
domestic
cat
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Descriptive Note
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Text: The sitter was from the provincial
French region of Orléans, but the artist imbued
her with Parisian sophistication. The cat she holds
is known as a "Chartreux cat," descriptions
of which first appeared in 18th-century France. While
some at this time valued this breed as a companion
animal, it was primarily bred for its fur. The bells
on the chartreux's collar echo the pearls around Magdaleine's
neck, suggesting that cat and sitter alike are refined
objects for visual delectation. Her husband was a
member of the Orléans nobility who had recently
received several prestigious government appointments.
This painting and a pendant portrait of him may have
been intended to celebrate his achievements.
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Citation: J. Paul Getty Museum online
Page: accessed 1 July 2006
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Related Works
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Relationship Type: pendant of
Related Object/Work Label/Identification:
Charles-François Pinceloup de la Grange; painting;
Jean-Baptiste Perroneau (French, ca. 1715-1783); 1747;
J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, California, USA);
84.PA.664
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Repository Name/Geographic Location:
J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, California, United
States)
Repository Numbers:
84.PA.665
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Revised 6 December 2006
