Oil on cardboard, La Sérénade Attributed to Stéphane Baron
Oil on cardboard, La Sérénade Attributed to Stéphane Baron
1.800,00 €
Stéphane BARON (1830-1921)
was a French painter and lover of genre scenes as well as religious compositions and landscapes.
The son of an engraver, he began his artistic apprenticeship in his father's studio before moving to Paris and studying with Léon Coignet.
He first exhibited at the Salon de Lyon, where he was noticed, and then in Paris in 53, where he continued to exhibit until his death.
He also developed a fine talent for watercolors.
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| Dimensions | 49 × 58.5 cm |
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Our painting depicts a charming serenade scene.
In its earliest form, which still survives today, a serenade is a composition played to seduce someone (often under a window).
Such compositions can be found from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Here, the painter has chosen a very romantic depiction, a young girl reclining in front of a young page, playing the lute.
A young child holds her hand and a dog - representing fidelity - looks on.
His works can be found in museums such as the Louvre.