Woman with Mirror (after Titian)
Artist: Marie-Victoire Jaquotot (French, 1772 - 1855)
Date: 1819
Dimensions:
Frame: 27 1/4 × 23 × 4 in. (69.2 × 58.4 × 10.2 cm)
Medium: Hard paste porcelain, enamels, gold
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, by exchange
Object number: 2023.1
Label Text:What gives this painting its glossy, radiant quality? Instead of the more common canvas or wood, it was painted on a sheet of porcelain. The image is a copy after a painting by the Italian artist Titian from about 1516, today at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Over time the colors of Titian’s painting had faded, which is not unusual for a painting of its age. The preservation of paintings was a concern for artists and art administrators in the early 1800s. Painting on porcelain had the distinct advantage that colors would never fade because the pigments would form a permanent bond with the ceramic when fired in a kiln.
Marie-Victoire Jaquotot was one of the most accomplished and successful porcelain painters and ran her own workshop where she specialized in copies after well-known paintings. She also taught other women the art of porcelain painting.
Marie-Victoire Jaquotot was one of the most accomplished and successful porcelain painters and ran her own workshop where she specialized in copies after well-known paintings. She also taught other women the art of porcelain painting.
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