以利亚·鲍德曼

Ralph Earl American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 755

厄尔的这幅画描绘了衣着时髦的布匹商人以利亚·鲍德曼站在自己位于康涅狄格州新米尔福德的店铺里。画家以一种异乎寻常的肖像手法,捕捉了鲍德曼的创业精神:这位乡村店主的店铺里陈设简洁,他站在毛毡覆盖的账目桌边,储藏室的门敞开着,里面一卷卷昂贵的进口纺织品吸引着观者的目光。桌架上的书籍暗示鲍德曼的商业意识得自于渊博的知识。再加上厄尔仔细刻画出的优雅服装以及鲍德曼迷人的直视目光,这幅肖像画成为了赞助人和画家的双重广告。

Elijah Boardman, Ralph Earl (American, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1751–1801 Bolton, Connecticut), Oil on canvas, American

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