Catharine Lorillard Wolfe
1828-1887
Look at the incredible shimmer of that white satin dress! Alexandre Cabanel, the master of French Academic painting, practically invented the art of making fabric look so real you want to reach out and touch it. He painted Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, a tobacco heiress and massive art collector, looking effortlessly elegant in her fur-trimmed gown. She wasn't just a pretty face; she was a powerhouse philanthropist who eventually donated her entire massive art collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
- Technique
- oil on canvas
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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