Bringing the Bride to Bed
Acrylic On Canvas- WallArt
- Rococo
1767
36.0 x 31.0 cm
National Gallery of Canada
pierre-antoine baudouin (1723 – 1769)
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About this artwork
- Title: Bringing the Bride to Bed
- Artist: pierre-antoine baudouin
- Year: 1767
- Original dimensions: 36.0 x 31.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: National Gallery of Canada
- Movement: Rococo
- Corpus context: romantic era decorative style, hamilton’s roman antiquities passion
- Color palette: Earthy
Quick Facts
- Location: National Gallery of Canada
- Artistic style: Idyllic and decorative
- Notable elements or techniques: Detailed depiction of a bridal celebration scene.
- Medium: gouache over red chalk and traces of graphite on laid paper
- Influences: Jean-Pierre-Antoine Tassaert
- Subject or theme: Marriage ceremony, domestic intimacy
- Movement: Rococo
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