École Parisienne (c. 1780) - Portrait de Grande Dame en coiffure extravagante

- Oil on canvas. Original canvas. The depicted person is identified on the back as Mme. Eloÿ le Bailly. - This French portrait, dated around 1780, is a dazzling window into the sophistication and the often exaggerated elegance of the late Rococo, a period of splendor before the revolutionary sobriety. The lady, captured in a pose of refined grace, is an embodiment of the aristocratic taste of the era, where dress and, above all, hairstyle reached levels of true hair-architecture. The most striking and defining feature of the work is undoubtedly the extravagance of the hairstyle. The sitter’s hair rises into a monumental and dizzying structure, defying gravity with a mix of natural hair, wigs and internal supports. This is not a simple hairstyle, but a true Baroque sculpture elaborately crafted with astonishing meticulousness. Exotic feathers, silk ribbons, pearls and, on occasion, even small models or figurines were integrated into these creations, turning the head into a portable theater. This portrait not only documents a fleeting fashion but glorifies the skill of the hairdressers and the audacity of the ladies of the French court, whose hair, like a living crown, was a visible symbol of status, wealth and, ultimately, the aesthetic excess that characterized the end of the Ancien Régime. - Image dimensions without frame: 71 x 83 cm / 93 x 107 cm with late 19th-century refinement At Montbaron Gallery, we are pleased to offer our clients an exclusive selection of artworks, all of them unique, original and unrepeatable. Each piece in our gallery is the result of deep dedication, a creative vision and masterful technique, qualities that guarantee its authenticity. 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Estimación:€2,500

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