Sunday, November 21, 2010

Yay or Nay? Izabela Lubomirska

As Paul said, "Everybody loves vanilla." So true! Madame Henriette came out with a big "Yay!"  Well if everyone likes vanilla perhaps we should stir it up a bit and add color to mix.


Marcello Bacciarelli paints Izabela Lubomirska (1757) in her gown of blues, lace choker, natural feathers, and artfully assembled ermine cloak.  Yay or Nay?

[Museum Palace at Wilanów]

26 comments:

  1. Emily KuglerNovember 21, 2010 at 12:05 AM

    Yay! She looks lovely.

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  2. DorothyNovember 21, 2010 at 12:08 AM

    Yay!

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  3. UnknownNovember 21, 2010 at 12:20 AM

    Ah the Distillery Baroness aka The Blue Marquise... I think I prefer Elisabeth LeBruns portrait. This is a bit too frivolous - considering she was a woman of business, I like LeBruns take a bit better.

    Still, it's beautifully executed by Bacciarelli :)

    H

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  4. CynthiaNovember 21, 2010 at 12:32 AM

    Yay! Love the colors.

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  5. Amirak101November 21, 2010 at 12:38 AM

    boy i could just see the peasants slaving to make all those fine materials (lol). It's pretty in a painting but it looks very starched and the ruching looks like tacky satin curtains from the 60's. I suppose the dog had to counteract with the choker otherwise she'd look like a museum piece rather than a human. The colors are what's great but still too much going on.

    NAY.

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  6. SakiVINovember 21, 2010 at 1:57 AM

    I say Yay! She looks lovely and yes it's overdone in a way, but they hadn't got to the Regency by that point.

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  7. Olympe de la Tour D'AuvergneNovember 21, 2010 at 8:28 AM

    It's almost too much, almost. However everything IS artfully arranged and she has a lovely face, which helps to pull this off. Yay!

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  8. nightsmusicNovember 21, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    I have no idea why, but I took one look at this one and went 'Wow!' So, she gets a big yay from me even though it's too busy and too woodenly formal.

    Maybe it's the dog ;o)

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  9. AnonymousNovember 21, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    Ah, so beautiful!
    Yea all the way!

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  10. cherylynnNovember 21, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    sigh. How can you not love a time when being considered Over the Top was not a bad thing? I don't know where to look first--the lace of her sleeve, the flowers in the basket, the musculature of the dog...all that busy-ness, so beautifully rendered. Yay from me!

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  11. EmmaNovember 21, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    oh my gosh, I love this so much! I just love the whole thing, the dress, choker, cloak and colors! Yay!

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  12. Margravine LouisaNovember 21, 2010 at 3:12 PM

    Obviously A Woman Of Substance. I am not quite getting the choker thing, but she pulls everything else off beautifully. A Woman to be Obeyed, certainly!
    A big fat over-the-top Yay from me.

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  13. AnonymousNovember 21, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    A big YAY!

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  14. AudreyNovember 21, 2010 at 10:40 PM

    There is a alot going on, but i love it!! especially the hat and hair. The only iffy piece i dont particularly like is the layers of lace on the sleeves.

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  15. EllaNovember 22, 2010 at 3:52 AM

    Yay! Fab colour, love the flow of line, the organic flow of the dog balances out the stiffness in some of the fabric. Yes it's a bit over the top but if you can afford it why not once in a while & where better than a portrait.

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  16. RebeccaNovember 22, 2010 at 6:21 AM

    A very big YAY! Even though I feel that it clashes, oddly enough the dress wouldn't be perfect without it. She wears it beautifully

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  17. RebeccaNovember 22, 2010 at 6:24 AM

    Eh I forgot to mention that I was speaking about the clashing of the red and blue of the dress and how it wouldn't be perfect without them together... If that makes any sense at all...

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  18. lononsarahNovember 22, 2010 at 7:42 AM

    For some reason I really like it. So YaY for me!

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  19. AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    YAY!
    She looks elegant, and appears to be comfortable!

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  20. KtbeelNovember 22, 2010 at 8:17 PM

    A little busy, but since the colors are not too bizarre, it looks dramatic and romantic. Yay.

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  21. Malena of Royal WomenNovember 23, 2010 at 8:44 PM

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  22. Malena of Royal WomenNovember 23, 2010 at 8:45 PM

    Not loving the cloak, but the dress + hat + choker is so lovely that I give it an enthusiastic YAY!

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  23. MonicaNovember 25, 2010 at 5:47 PM

    Yay!
    I think the colours and all are really suitable.

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  24. Lady WebsterNovember 26, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    I love every bit of this portrait! She definitely looks like a woman who was comfortable with herself and probably didn't think twice about making decisions. A "Yay" for me.

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  25. KatinkaNovember 27, 2010 at 1:10 AM

    Yay! I like that the hair and dress are big and colorful, but at the same time neither over-accessorized nor over-trimmed. Big YAY.

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  26. AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    A big YAY!

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