Jean-Marc Nattier
(1685-1766)
Die Marquise de Baglion als Flora,
1746
Material / Technology / Carrier
Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
137 x 106 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal XII
Acquisition
Dauerleihgabe der HypoVereinsbank, Member of UniCredit. - 1971 erworben durch die Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank.
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Jean-Marc Nattier, Die Marquise de Baglion als Flora, 1746, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/RQ4Xljz410 (Last updated on 22.04.2025)
Jean-Marc Nattier was a sought-after portrait painter; he immortalised numerous society ladies, not least of all King Louis XV’s daughters, in allegorical, mythological pictures. Angélique-Louise-Sophie, the marquise de Baglion, seems transformed into a supernatural being. Nattier lends her idealised, harmonious facial features and clothes her in a delicate robe that accentuate her generous figure. The various flowers identify her as Flora, the goddess of flowers and of spring.
