Portrait of Princess Olga Orlova Valentin Serov (1865-1911)
Valentin Serov – Portrait of Princess Olga Orlova
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Painter: Valentin Serov
Location: State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg (Государственный Русский Музей).
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The artist manages to write a very effective portrait of the princess. He created it in the last year of his life. This painting is one of the painter’s greatest creative achievements. Much attention on the canvas is given to the beautifully decorated interior. Serov depicts the luxurious hall of the palace, which belongs to Princess Orlova. As you know, this woman was known to be an incredibly fashionable lady.
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Description of Valentin Serov’s painting "Portrait of Princess Orlova".
The artist manages to write a very effective portrait of the princess. He created it in the last year of his life. This painting is one of the painter’s greatest creative achievements.
Much attention on the canvas is given to the beautifully decorated interior. Serov depicts the luxurious hall of the palace, which belongs to Princess Orlova.
As you know, this woman was known to be an incredibly fashionable lady. That is why Serov pays maximum attention to her dress. Duchess depicted in a deliberately picturesque pose. Impressed by the splendor of furs and the glitter of luxury jewelry. The heroine of the portrait shows respectability. She is haughtily arrogant.
Serov aspires to style. A special solution in terms of plasticity is striking. Very subtle painting in terms of coloring is surprising. All this is aimed at fully revealing the essence of the heroine in psychological terms. This woman was famous for her very extravagant behavior.
The princess was not beautiful. She was not distinguished by any special talents. But her special taste and elegance, as well as her enormous fortune, did their work. She was a very famous lady in St. Petersburg. Many artists dreamed of painting her portrait. She wrote more than once. Serov was no exception.
Contemporaries treated this portrait in different ways. Some he liked it. Others were sure that the artist is ironic and even sarcastic. But today we know about the existence of Princess Orlova only because of this portrait.
It is worth noting not only the merits of the picture in terms of painting. It can become a kind of manual. The modern viewer can imagine what was possible at the beginning of the 20th century. The princess is dressed in a silk dress with a frank neckline.
A fur stole completes the outfit. At the beginning of the 20th century, the skirts became narrow. Therefore, they had to shorten them. That’s why maximum attention was paid to stockings and shoes.
Serov manages to create a really lively portrait.
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