Portrait of a Young Lady
Artist
Johann Georg Ziesenis
(German, 1716 - 1776)
Date18th Century
CultureGerman
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationPaintings
Provenance(Julius Bohler, Munich and Lucerne, 1926); acquired by John Ringling, 1926-1936; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN327
Ziesenis’s portrait of a young woman captures the elaborate French fashions popular throughout Europe in this period. The floral silk of the dress and the more abstract flower and foliage patterns in the lace echo motifs found throughout decorative arts pieces. Although the Rococo style began in furniture, it could be found throughout the decorative arts, as in the textiles pictured here.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 15, Wall West
Collections
Frame: 66 1/2 × 53 × 2 1/2 in. (168.9 × 134.6 × 6.4 cm)
