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Signora con animali domestici (Molly Wales Fobes)

1790
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 717
La protagonista di questo ritratto è probabilmente Molly Wales Fobes di Raynham, nel Massachusetts. L’occasione per questo dipinto fortemente simbolico fu il suo fidanzamento con il reverendo Elijah Leonard, ministro della Seconda Chiesa Congregazionale della vicina Marshfield, da lei sposato nel 1792. Il ritratto, una delle prime opere note di Hathaway e uno dei migliori esempi di arte popolare americana, riflette i tentativi provinciali di riprodurre gli stili europei. Le piume di struzzo della signora e la pettinatura in stile hérisson, o porcospino, imitano la moda e la ritrattistica francese dell’epoca, mentre la disposizione degli animali domestici è simbolica nel disegno, tutte caratteristiche che Hathaway potrebbe aver conosciuto attraverso le stampe.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Signora con animali domestici (Molly Wales Fobes)
  • Artista: Rufus Hathaway Americano, 1770-1822
  • Data: 1790
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 86,6 x 81,3 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di Edgar William e Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1963
  • Numero d'inventario: 63.201.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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