The Painter in His Studio
about 1741–1744
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 41 × 53.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-132635
Pietro Longhi depicts the act of painting as an intimate scene of contemporary life. Longhi invites the viewer into a painter's studio, where the artist, surrounded by an array of his tools and props, creates a faithful likeness of a typical Venetian lady sitting for her portrait. Her costumed companion has removed his mask, which allowed him to pass incognito in public during the free-spirited months of Carnival.
Provenance
Purchased in part with funds realized from the sale of paintings donated by Burton Fredericksen and William Garred.
Registry history
- about 1741–1744 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
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