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M. DINKEL (1762-1832), Portrait of a woman, around 1800, Indian ink

Markus Dinkel (1762 Oak (Aargau) - 1832 Bern): The presence of antiquity, c. 1800, Indian ink Technique: Indian ink and Pencil on Paper Watermark: Coat of arms - Cross - Fleur-de-Lys with crown - Date: 18th century Inscription: Verso inscribed: "Dinkel Bern". Date: c. 1800 Description: This drawing by Markus Dinkel is an interesting hybrid: With a longing, latently erotic gaze, the young woman looks slightly past the viewer. The loosely tied hair, the loose strands at the nape of her neck and the subtle tilt of her head convey a dreamy liveliness that immediately casts a spell over the viewer. But a second glance at the sheet reveals a certain hardness to the facial features, something chiselled. And indeed, the broad cross-hatching on the cheek and neck look like chisel marks on a marble surface. At this moment, the young woman's gaze is transformed and we recognise the Medicean Venus as the model for this drawing. The right hand, somewhat hidden at the lower edge of the drawing and placed over the left breast, confirms this attribution. However, and this is the special feature of this drawing, it is not a simple copy of an antique, but a transformative approximation. Dinkel breathes life into the marble image in his drawing, literally bringing the cold stone to life. This animation in conjunction with the motif of the venus pudica opens up further possibilities for association, allowing us to recognise the portrait of a human counterpart in the facial features. Dinkel was not alone in using the posture of the statue to create a historical context for a real portrait. Raphael had already made use of this in his Fornarina (1) (2), even if there can hardly be any talk of pudica here, the young woman's hands reveal and emphasise more than they cover. Although this aspect of revealing concealment underlies all these depictions, Raphael expands it through the sitter's self-determined gaze. Dinkel takes a similar approach when he removes any chastity from the drawing through his deliberate gaze. This drawing also oscillates between ideal image and portrait and achieves a fascination precisely through this blurring, which repeatedly directs the viewer's gaze to the woman's facial features, whether she is an antique ideal or a human counterpart. ---- (1) La Fornarina, 1518-19, oil on wood, 87 x 63 cm, Palazzo Barberini, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, inv. no. 2333. (2) However, Raphael was not modelled on the Medicean Venus or the similarly designed Capitoline Venus, as both were only discovered in the 17th century. Verso: Pencil drawing of the same motif Keywords: Nude, Woman, Breast, Bust, Portrait, Drawing, View, Antique, Face, Hair, 19th century, Classicism, Portraits, Switzerland, Size: Paper: 40,7 cm x 28,8 cm (16 x 11,3 in)

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M. DINKEL (1762-1832), Portrait of a woman, around 1800, Indian ink

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