Self-Portrait at the Age of Twenty-Four

Self-Portrait at the Age of Twenty-Four

• Localisation : The Tribune
• Année de création :1804
• Artiste :Ingres

Description

Ingres (1780-1867) started this self-portrait at the age of twenty-four, at the very start of his career. The panting was very different then to what it is today: the costume featured numerous details and the artist was depicted painting a portrait of his friend Gilibert. Poorly received by the critics in 1806, lngres left it aside, came back to it on several occasions and finished it when he was seventy-one years old. Ingres refined his portrait, removing superfluous details. The palette is reduced to a few warm tones that highlight the face contrasting with the white shirt. This composition is one of the finest portraits by the artist.