Old Painting From The French School Of The 18th Century.

Old painting of the 18th century French school. Levrac- Tournières- workshop A magnificent carved wooden frame gilded with pure gold completes the picture. Dimensions: With frame 132 X 117 cm Canvas 102 X 80 cm The painting represents a French nobleman from 1700 with a beautiful contemporary frame, richly carved and finely gilded with pure gold leaf His distinctly masculine face is framed by the light curls of the wig according to the dictates of the time. The forehead is broad and clear while the cheeks are covered in blush rose highlighting the lips and eyebrows, used in the portraits of the 1700s. The elegance of her clothes denotes belonging to the noble class, the draperies richly decorated are represented with extreme softness, the well executed lace is finely detailed, the coat that wraps around the shoulders represents a symbol of wealth. The shape and width of the drapery are iconographic elements that identify the social rank and wealth of the character. The position facing the viewer indicates a haughty attitude typical of the French nobility of the 1700s. The portrait is highlighted by a large red curtain behind which is synonymous with power and noble security. Levrac-Tournières (Caen, June 17, 1667 - Caen, May 18, 1752). Trained at the school of Bon Boullogne and Claude François, he worked from 1687 in his native town and in Paris from 1693 to 1749 [2]. In 1693, he married the mother of the painter François Lemoyne. During his apprenticeship at Bon Boullogne, he made copies of works by Rembrandt, Carrache and Correggio, and also worked as a copyist in the studio of Hyacinthe Rigaud. In 1701, he was accepted and in 1702 he became a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture as a portrait painter with the works Portrait of P. Mosnier (Versailles) and Portrait of P. Corneille, and in 1716 or 1717 in as a painter of history, with the small painting Dibutade (ENSBA), inspired by the style of the Dutch painters. He also taught at the Academy and was appointed ordinary painter to the king. In 1749, he returned to Caen, where he died in 1752. This artist painted mainly genre, mythological subjects and portraits, whether allegorical with flowers, family or individual. His works reveal the influence of Gabriel Metsu , Gerrit Dou, Godfried Schalcken, Rembrandt and, since 1704, painters of the Leiden school. In addition, Tourniéres was able to study the paintings of the Dutch painters of the Golden Age while he was in the service of the Duke of Orleans.