Portrait of a Lady in Turkish Fancy Dress
circa 1790
Step into the 18th-century craze for 'Turquerie,' where European aristocrats loved dressing up in exotic Ottoman-inspired fashion for their portraits. Here, Jean-Baptiste Greuze captures a young woman decked out in a fabulous ensemble: a feathered turban, a fur-trimmed coat, and shimmering silk robes, casually holding a sprig of greenery. It’s basically the 1790s version of a themed photo shoot, showing off wealth and worldly sophistication. Greuze, usually famous for his emotional, tear-jerking genre scenes, here paints the height of Parisian fashion fantasy.
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