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A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866. Creator: Alfred Stevens
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A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866. Creator: Alfred Stevens
A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866. A young woman, still wearing her cape and one glove, reflects on the contents of a hastily opened letter. Her rings indicate she is married and the calling cards on the table suggest she receives many visitors. Her sumptuous velvet dress and eclectic surroundings are the height of fashion, perhaps excessively so
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1860s Alfred Emile Leopold Stevens Alfred Stevens Art Museum Belgian Clark Art Institute Cloak Cloth Correspondence Distracted Distraction Duchess Dutchess Letter Material Museum Of Art Pensive Preoccupied Stevens Alfred Stevens Alfred Emile Leopold Thinking Velvet
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In this portrait of a duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866 by Belgian artist Alfred Stevens, we are granted a glimpse into the private thoughts and concerns of an aristocratic woman. The subject's gaze is drawn away from her surroundings to ponder the contents of a letter that has been hastily opened on her lap. Her rings indicate she is married, while the calling cards scattered across the table suggest she receives many visitors.
The duchess's sumptuous velvet dress and eclectic furnishings are testament to her refined taste in fashion, which was perhaps excessive for its time. The artist masterfully captures the subtleties of human emotion through her pensive expression, as if lost in thought amidst the opulence surrounding her.
Stevens' use of oil on panel creates a richly textured image that invites us into this intimate moment with the duchess. As we gaze upon this 19th-century masterpiece, we are reminded of the complexities and intricacies of life behind palace walls.
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