Detail View: The AMICA Library: Duchess of Montejasi
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1958.28
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Degas, Edgar Germain Hilaire
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1834 - 1917
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Edgar Degas
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Title:
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Duchess of Montejasi
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1875
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Creation Start Date:
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1875
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Creation End Date:
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1875
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 49cm x 39.4cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1958.28
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
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Rights:
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Context:
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Although best remembered for his depictions of ballet dancers and race horses, Degas painted many likenesses of his family members. He probably painted this portrait of his aunt, Stefania Carafa (1819-1901), during an extended visit to Naples, where many of his relatives lived. Described in family papers as a highly indulged, fun-loving child, the dutchess grew into the stoic, world-weary woman depicted here. No expensive finery reveals her high social rank; indeed she wears a mourning dress, possiblyto observe the recent death of her brother Achille.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1958.28.tif
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