Description
Michel DORIGNY (Saint-Quentin 1617 - Paris 1665) Diana and her dog Canvas 71 x 88 cm Old restorations. The hunting goddess, with her broad face, can be compared stylistically to other paintings by Michel Dorigny, pupil and son-in-law of Simon Vouet: Diana and Actaeon, Paris, Musée du Petit-Palais (before 1648) a Sybil (private collection). We will notice very careful details, among them, the dog's paw leaning on the breast of his mistress, or his long hair master's breast, or his long hair blown away by the wind. Our painting was perhaps part of a series of mythological characters, inserted in the woodwork of a private mansion. With its slight "da sotto" view, it was probably placed high up, a bit like the heroines like the heroines cut at mid-body in the upper register of the cabinet of strong women in the the Arsenal library in Paris. We thank Mr. Damien Tellas for confirming the attribution to Michel DORIGNY by direct examination direct examination of the work. He points out a partial copy of this composition in the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Austin (inv. 2017.1999). Cabinet Eric Turquin - Stéphane Pinta.
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Michel DORIGNY (Saint-Quentin 1617 - Paris 1665) Diana and her dog Canvas 71 x 88 cm Old restorations. The hunting goddess, with her broad face, can be compared stylistically to other paintings by Michel Dorigny, pupil and son-in-law of Simon Vouet: Diana and Actaeon, Paris, Musée du Petit-Palais (before 1648) a Sybil (private collection). We will notice very careful details, among them, the dog's paw leaning on the breast of his mistress, or his long hair master's breast, or his long hair blown away by the wind. Our painting was perhaps part of a series of mythological characters, inserted in the woodwork of a private mansion. With its slight "da sotto" view, it was probably placed high up, a bit like the heroines like the heroines cut at mid-body in the upper register of the cabinet of strong women in the the Arsenal library in Paris. We thank Mr. Damien Tellas for confirming the attribution to Michel DORIGNY by direct examination direct examination of the work. He points out a partial copy of this composition in the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Austin (inv. 2017.1999). Cabinet Eric Turquin - Stéphane Pinta.
