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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Flandrin, Hippolyte Jean Creator Nationality: European; French Creator Role: Artist Creator Dates/Places: 1809 - 1864 Gender: M Creator Birth Place: Lyon Creator Death Place: Rome Creator Name-CRT: Hippolyte Jean Flandrin Title: René-Charles Dassy and His Brother Jean-Baptiste-Claude-Amédé Dassy Title Type: Primary View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1850 Creation End Date: 1850 Creation Date: 1850 Object Type: Paintings Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas, original frame Dimensions: Overall: 133.4cm x 92.7cm Inscriptions: Signed and dated, lower right, Hip. Flandrin, 1850 AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA ID Number: 2000.17 Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html Provenance: By descent through the sitter's family Context: The two Dassy brothers, Jean-Baptiste (age 23) and René-Charles (age 24), were born into an old and prosperous French family. Dressed in the height of 1850s men's fashion Jean-Baptiste (left) wears an outdoor costume, notably a redingote (short overcoat), and carries gloves and a riding crop or a thin walking stick, a stylish accessory often found illustrated in fashion magazines of the period. René-Charles (right) wears an indoor outfit of embroidered black velvet in an exotic mode known at the time as à la Grec ("like the Greek"-inspired by the Greek War of Independence of 1821-1832). The clothing of the two brothers indicates both elegance and refinement, and clearly asserts their social status. Their intimate pose also suggests their close relationship, emphasized by their matching signet rings, and the affectionate placement of the older brother's hand on the younger brother's shoulder.Double portraiture has been a durable tradition since the Renaissance. It was revived in 19th century France with Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Edgar Degas (1834-1917), who is known to have admired this painting, would pursue the art of double portraiture in many of his family portraits.Flandrin is the most famous pupil of the painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), of whom he was also a disciple and close friend. Flandrin is best known for the church murals he painted in Paris, Lyon, and Nîmes, but is equally admired for his portraiture. His works are very rare in American collections. AMICA ID: CMA_.2000.17 AMICA Library Year: 2001 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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