Ingres's Madame Moitessier | Talks for All

Ingres's Madame Moitessier | Talks for All | National Gallery

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5 жыл бұрын

This is part of our ‘Talks for All’ series. Chris Riopelle, the Neil Westreich Curator of Post 1800 Paintings, discusses Ingres’s ‘Madame Moitessier’. The portrait is influenced by the art of antiquity and the Renaissance. Ingres believed that portraiture was a less elevated art form than history painting. When first asked by Moitessier in 1844 to paint his wife, Ingres refused. On meeting her, he was struck by her beauty and agreed. The painting was left unfinished, and was finally completed in 1856.
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@TheIrishAnge 2 жыл бұрын

"Ingres, for whom more is always more"❣️Super lecture.

@JoanKentBible 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, one of the best!

@corra7 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you KZfaq for bringing these galleries into our homes!

@evelynr1074 2 жыл бұрын

This was an absolute gem of a talk about Ingres! I loved learning about what the artist was experiencing in life while he painted this portrait. The little details were an homage to the master of details. I never noticed the little kissing angel before, well done and thank you!

@remsan03 5 жыл бұрын

Monsieur Riopelle is a great speaker. Love that he went into great length about the background stories and the nature of Ingres (who knew that he was a procrastinator and he was "mad" according to David). He goes beyond to just what is on the canvas (which we all can see. So don't just point to the fact that she is wearing a flowery dress). Please have him on to do talks again.

@mercelloveras7453 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Riopelle for this interesting talk.

@ilksenteksoy4008 2 жыл бұрын

🇹🇷😍🤗💖💖💖💖

@JoanKentBible 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, thank you. Mr Riopelle.

@elizabethrussell2419 5 жыл бұрын

This is a really interesting talk. Chris Riopelle brings it to life with his excellent commentary.Thank you.

@neureeves 2 жыл бұрын

WE LOVE ALL YOU DO NATIONAL GALLERY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

@nationalgallery 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ❤️

@jackiwannapaint3042 3 жыл бұрын

Great painting that deserves someone worthy to speak of it and Chris Riopelle is the man. Hats off!

@JoanKentBible 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this fascinating lecture. I was held spellbound all the way through and have a deeper understanding of Ingres now.

@paillette2010 4 жыл бұрын

I saw this back in the late 70’s when I was a student. It’s burnished into my memory. It’s so beautiful

@eddiebeato5546 2 жыл бұрын

A brilliant lecture!

@annishilcock4587 3 жыл бұрын

Such an informative, profound and eloquent commentary on this elaborate portait. A biography as elaborate as the painting itself. Thank you.

@andrzejmaranda3699 Жыл бұрын

The National Gallery: SOOO INTERESTING presentation!

@VesnaGamulin 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this interesting and exciting explanation of the painting by Ingres. A gem of talk about Ingres.

@m.i.miller8008 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Chris Riopelle is always such a treat to listen to.

@Kaytecando 5 жыл бұрын

Bellissimo! Thank you to Chris Riopelle and the National Gallery for this most informative presentation! The subject matter as presented was engrossing and thought provoking. Great nuggets of significant historical value I was previously unaware of were brought forth by Mr. Riopelle in a clear and understandable manner. I look forward to additional uploads of the 'Talks for All Series' as they are the next best thing to actually being there. Bravo and encore, please!

@keybawd4023 3 жыл бұрын

What an absolutely fascinating lecture. Well prepared. Wonderfully presented. THANK YOU Mr RIOPELLE

@marjoriedybec3450 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these talks.

@fleur7891 2 жыл бұрын

A most enjoyable talk, for all the many reasons already commented on here, I could not say it all any better. Am looking forward to another lecture by Mr Chris Riopelle, his presentation was detailed with very little use of notes as he knew his subject amazingly well. Thank you.

@Angelfeather100 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding presentation. A pleasure to be able to see this, thanks for sharing !

@victoriabarclay3556 2 жыл бұрын

How wonderful. Thank you. I never got to take art history but grew up in the greatest museums and always wished I knew more. Then to see David, Stendhal, Foucault and Ingres linked, works i had seen or read, pure joy. Context and connection

@nationalgallery 2 жыл бұрын

We're so glad you enjoyed the talk, Victoria! Make sure to have a watch of some of our other videos too! kzfaq.info/sun/PLvb2y26xK6Y5fL_MDdSOB8FlqNGkLKSWb

@susanwhite5839 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Presentation Thank You

@adrianamayer421 2 жыл бұрын

Beauty, very good, interesting presentation, nice pictures. Thanks.

@maurab9656 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous painting and great lecture!

@CynthiaTilley-vi5dd 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for these talks , with a scientific background I known nothing of art and I find them both fascinating and informative enabling me to enter a whole new world.

@ETIENNE8100 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning beautiful Story,Thank for sharing

@melanieohara6941 4 жыл бұрын

I am so grateful for these great talks. Watching from Wyoming-Thank You!😷

@nim205 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I enjoyed this lecture immensely.

@CGBean36 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully spoken, bravo

@AnaCanti 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful talk about Ingres and this extraordinary portrait! Thanks!

@michaelkopala3738 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you fo making this video and for posting it. Wonderfully made and informative. The highlight of my day.

@magicknight13 2 жыл бұрын

I did not know the work of Ingres or Chris Riopelle before this but now big fans of both! Excellent insight!

@nationalgallery 2 жыл бұрын

Great news, Hope!

@veramentegina 5 жыл бұрын

wow, i loved the presentation.. thank you!

@sybil3716 3 жыл бұрын

What an interesting representation!

@liviuchelaru2213 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous presentation!

@maomaoj 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this interesting and informative presentation. I enjoy this lecture enormously!

@elyset911 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful talk! Thoroughly enjoyed the interesting story of this painting and its frame.

@jimqartworks Жыл бұрын

Beautiful, thanks so much, beside Bouguereau, Ingres is my favorite painter,

@TerekkiTerekki 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation

@barbarajohnson1442 4 жыл бұрын

I would have to add several months, just for the patterned dress, the vase, the Washington portrait is simpler. His craftsmanship is stunning. Princesse de Broglie is my favorite, the blue satin dress. I really enjoyed this presentation! Many thanks

@michaelwhite8031 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent as always !

@NickPenlee 5 жыл бұрын

A very decent talk, full of detail that true art lovers will enjoy and perhaps 'bring to mind' when viewing the piece in the future. Well done to the NG for presenting this work to the public!

@nono_noxx 3 жыл бұрын

Really thorough and interesting talk

@OlavSurlandHansen 3 жыл бұрын

Extremely interesting mini lecture. But much too short. I want more!

@qossl6727 2 жыл бұрын

Informative and entertaining, what a wonderful channel

@MalakaPetros Жыл бұрын

Great talk! Thank you!!

@reinadegrillos 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Great work of art and great explanation.

@kubraaksoy9264 5 жыл бұрын

wonderful, thank you

@grahambaker9377 4 жыл бұрын

Very well presented, enjoyed it.

@TheMuseumGuide 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful, thank you.

@MrY1313 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BIZEB 5 жыл бұрын

Again, what an extraordinarily clear example of the role geometry played on these painters' composition. Ingres puts a major diagonal going up to the carré (or square), guiding and organizing the entire painting. Curiously, he took inspiration from one of the best surviving greco-roman examples of such a use of geometry in composition, with a stark demonstration of cross diagonals and vertical in the middle. I am still hoping that a curator will come along and start tackling these subjects more pertaining to the actual craft of the painter than just their products' history. Nevertheless, another great talk.

@JoanKentBible 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I forgot to look for the geometry which was always pointed out to us at college.

@MrJingres 4 жыл бұрын

I like this painting!

@PeterPaul175 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative.

@JoaoVitor-vn2le 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You ❤

@isabeauandreas7005 11 ай бұрын

Grenat lecture. Thanks 😊

@stevendaleschmitt 2 жыл бұрын

very interesting. please show more of the image in full screen.

@michaeljohnangel6359 4 жыл бұрын

A great presentation. Bravo! (Is Mr Riopelle Canadian? He pronounces "out" as a Canadian would!)

@Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus829 4 жыл бұрын

Michael John Angel The last name "Riopelle" is Spanish. My stepfather's sister was from Cuba and that was her married last name.

@robertracicot7232 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus829 You also have the last name Riopelle in French . One example will be "Jean-Paul Riopelle" the great Canadian/ Québécois painter. But Chris Riopelle haven't a good French accent though

@amandajstar 2 жыл бұрын

The frame that was taken off: What is the problem with lesser minds thinking they know better than great artists and the rest of us, who want to see what the artist can offer? Thank goodness the frame was restored!

@gwendolyn7462 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@JiveDadson 4 жыл бұрын

Around 2004, I saw an Ingres show at the Louvre. It contained some of his early portraits of society ladies. I found them surprisingly amateurish looking. Now I guess I know why. The mature works were astonishing and sublime.

@TheFiown 4 жыл бұрын

I used to love JLDavid then I read of his involvement in the French revolution and that was it for me , its difficult to separate the person from his œuvre.

@taniadunkerlyra8553 10 ай бұрын

Excellent lesson, thank you!! Please, I would like to know if the Madame actually used this dress, or if it was made up

@MariaMartinez-researcher Жыл бұрын

The gentleman in the other portrait seems to be taking notes 😁

@williamschlenger1518 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a portrait artist but this quality is a lost art.I can't imagine repainting the dress.

@lunes-1 2 жыл бұрын

🎨🖼👍

@nationalgallery 2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@pankogulo Жыл бұрын

👍

@danielm3670 2 жыл бұрын

The amount of detailed paintings he has done in a year for example is not possible, even if he were a fast painter. With all of life's everyday issues, he could not have painted so many paintings so easily. Could he have sold out, like others..? Something doesn't add there.

@user-px8zs5me4k 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to a thing with now for what.

@xcesar4impx666 3 жыл бұрын

in ART, never be afraid to steal some ideas lol

@sintes88 5 жыл бұрын

A decent talk but there were a few inconsistencies which I will point out below: - Giving the impression that most paintings were finished in less than a year is very misleading as there are a lot of exceptions. Every artist worked differently, every subject was different, often artists painted more than a few picture at a time etc. - Ingres and Delacroix were most definitely not friends - in fact the hostility and rivalry between them is very well documented in documents of the time, as well as Delacroix's journal. It is true however that from time to time they had admiration for one another's work. - And lastly Ingres's name was mispronounced during the whole talk. There's a specific French r that must be pronounced at the end which I never heard.

@ninascott-stoddart9031 4 жыл бұрын

What an odd pronunciation of "Ingres".

@nelsonx5326 2 жыл бұрын

Time to dry between glazes.

@user-cu2ej7qu6p 7 ай бұрын

maestro, bravo!

@giulianaraffa9391 2 жыл бұрын

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” ― Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata tags: beauty, delusion, goodness, lies, self-deception, wisdom

@perditachavez 5 жыл бұрын

a huge historical mistake, Delacroix and Ingres were enemies !! Ingres will prevent him, moreover, on several occasions, from being elected to the Institut de France, Delacroix wrote in his diaries about Ingres "this radical vice, this absence of heart, soul, and reason, which, according to him, characterizes his rival. Please, when you work for this great institution you should be more accurate...

@tahiragibson6407 4 жыл бұрын

perditachavez - wow! You sure showed him! No doubt they will fire this huge loser and put you in his place!

@michaeljohnangel6359 4 жыл бұрын

Yup! They were indeed enemies.

@perditachavez 4 жыл бұрын

@@tahiragibson6407 dont be afraid to be ignorant, just dont be proud of it dear tahira gibson - accuracy matter when you love a precise subject. please learn :)