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Ernesta (bambina con balia)

Cecilia Beaux American
1894
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 768
Ernesta Drinker, la nipotina di due anni della pittrice Beaux e sua modella preferita, si tiene per mano alla balia, Mattie, la cui figura è auda­cemente tagliata fuori dal quadro. L’essenzialità dell’ innovativo disegno compositivo e le pennellate sciolte testimoniano l’ammirazione della Beaux per le opere di Édouard Manet ed Edgar Degas. Muovendosi con i suoi passettini da bimba sul pavimento lucido, Ernesta richiama i bambini di stirpe reale dipinti da Diego Velázquez, allo stesso tempo pieni di dignità e vulnerabili. La mano della balia Mattie offre un simbolo universale di protezione e sicurezza, mentre l’ampia superficie del grembiule e della divisa crea lo sfondo ideale per far risaltare la piccola figura della bambina.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Ernesta (bambina con balia)
  • Artista: Cecilia Beaux, Americana, 1855-1942
  • Data: 1894
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 128,3 x 96,8 cm
  • Crediti: Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1965
  • Numero d'inventario: 65.49
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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