The Young Woman of Albano (L'Albanaise)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Along with 42.195, this painting of a pale, contemplative young woman dressed in garments that conjure past times or distant places exemplifies Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot’s practice as a figure painter. In this painting, a favorite model, Emma Dobigny, reclines in a theatrical “gypsy” costume, while a trio of maidens in the background dance or perhaps engage in a physical contest reflecting the athleticism for which ancient Sparta was renowned. The other portrays the model Mlle Darmelas wearing the traditional attire of the Italian town of Albano and gazing pensively into space. For Corot such costumes were interchangeable referents for imagined worlds, as well as opportunities to explore color, pattern, and texture in delicate touches of paint.

Caption

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Paris, France, 1796–1875, Paris, France. The Young Woman of Albano (L'Albanaise), 1872. Oil on canvas, 29 3/16 x 25 13/16 in. (74.1 x 65.6 cm) Frame: 36 x 32 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Horace O. Havemeyer, 42.196. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 42.196_PS9.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

The Young Woman of Albano (L'Albanaise)

Date

1872

Geography

Place made: Europe

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

29 3/16 x 25 13/16 in. (74.1 x 65.6 cm) Frame: 36 x 32 in.

Signatures

Signed lower left: "COROT"

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Horace O. Havemeyer

Accession Number

42.196

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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