Jean-Claude Richard, abbé of Saint-Non facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jean-Claude Richard, Abbot of Saint-Non, Dressed 'à l'Espagnole' |
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| Artist | Jean-Honoré Fragonard |
| Year | Circa 1769 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 93.8 cm × 73.8 cm (36.9 in × 29.1 in) |
| Location | Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona |
The Jean-Claude Richard, Abbot of Saint-Non, Dressed à l'Espagnole is a painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard conserved at the National Art Museum of Catalonia.
Description
The knight, with his arrogant pose, is sitting beside a fountain in which his horse is drinking. He is dressed à l'espagnole, an expression which in eighteenth-century France was used to refer to picturesque or fancy attire, and had no bearing on the Spanish fashions of the time. In fact, dress à l'espagnole was inspired by French fashions from the time of Henry IV and Louis XIII. The picture is a work from the artist's youth, painted on a trip he made to Italy with his friend and patron Jean-Claude Richard. Fragonard was one of the last representatives of rococo art and this work shows his most characteristic style: touches of light material known as 'virtuosity of speed'.
See also
In Spanish: Jean-Claude Richard, l'abbé de Saint-Non, vestido a la española para niños
