Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1958.5.137 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
Standing blonde woman in 18th Century pink costume over open white skirt front, elbow sleeves with deep white lace ruffel; her left hand is examined by seated fortune teller at right; trees and three figures in background. . Initially, Narcisse Diaz de la Peña was seen as an outsider for his unwillingness to beautify nature, as the Romantic artists of the time did. But later, he became a leader of the Barbizon School, associated with France’s Forest of Fontainebleau. These artists valued down-to-earth, humble landscapes. Diaz de la Peña increased profits by filling his paintings with exotic and mythological subjects. The Fortune Teller depicts a gypsy—a harmful stereotype of the nomadic Roma people. Diaz de la Peña’s success and his association with exoticism and European xenophobia makes him of interest to many scholars and students. |
Title |
The Fortune Teller |
Date |
c. 1870 |
Role of Creator |
Artist |
Creator |
Diaz de la Peña, Narcisse Virgile |
Medium |
oil on wood |
Dimensions |
H-22 W-19 D-3.25 inches |
Credit line |
Bequest of Frederick T. Bonham |
Place of Origin |
France, Europe |
Culture |
European |
Subjects |
Clothing & dress Fashion Forests Fortune telling Painting Women |
Relation |
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