Jules Féral

French, 1874-1944

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Shown from the chest up, a light-skinned man wearing a burgundy-red turban faces our left in profile against a dark background in this vertical portrait painting. He looks off to the left, and the eye we can see is light brown under a faint, possibly plucked eyebrow. He has a straight nose, and his full peach-colored lips are closed. There is the suggestion of a puffy area under the eye we can see, but the rest of his skin is smooth. His brown hair is mostly tucked under his turban, and a piece of fabric hangs down the back of his neck. A band of his white undergarment is visible at the high neck of his olive-brown shirt, which appears to be pleated or striped down the front. He also wears a black jacket, which covers his shoulder and most of his chest. A brown band across the bottom edge of the painting could be a wooden railing or ledge, behind which the man is shown. Cracks are visible across the painting, especially in the deep green background.
Florentine 15th Century, Profile Portrait of a Young Man, 1430/1450, tempera on panel, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.14

Profile Portrait of a Young Man

Florentine 15th Century · 1430/1450 · tempera on panel ·  Accession ID  1937.1.14

A bouquet of cut flowers in a clear glass vase nearly fills this vertical painting. The vase has straight sides and the rounded bottom is supported by short, round feet. Some of the flowers can be identified as white roses and carnations but other less defined flowers are executed in quick touches of delphinium blue, marigold orange, brick red, and butter yellow. Green stalks and leaves are interspersed throughout, and green stems fill the vase. Some of the flowers and vegetation are thickly painted, and these contrast with other areas where the paint is more thinly applied. The bouquet is set against a pale gray background, and the vase casts a subtle blue shadow to our right. The artist signed the painting in gray letters at the lower right: “Manet.”
Edouard Manet, Flowers in a Crystal Vase, c. 1882, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.37

Flowers in a Crystal Vase

Edouard Manet · c. 1882 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1970.17.37