In the late 1800s , costume paintings were quite the rage . One popular painter in the musical style wasAuguste Toulmouche(1829 - 1890 ) , a Frenchman from a modest background . While all his paintings take princely costumes and intricate details , his 1866 house painting " La Fiancà © e Hà © sitante" ( The Hesitant Fiancà © e ) is one of his most interesting paintings .
1.As the title betoken , " La Fiancà © e Hà © sitante" is meant to depict a adult female , diffident about her upcoming spousal relationship , being comforted by her champion . Yet if you bet nearly at the fiancà © e ’s face , sheseems more vicious and dictated than hesitant .
2.Auguste Toulmouche had buff in high places . In 1852,Emperor Napoleon III purchased Toulmouche ’s " La Fille . “The following twelvemonth , Empress Eugà © nie bought " The First Step,“ while Princess Mathilde bought " After Lunch . “
3.Among the painters in the costume genre , Toulmouche was considered one of the dear . In an1887 book , Alida Graveraet Radcliffe compose of Toulmouche ’s " peculiarly delicate touch,“ while the critic Emile Zola described Toulmouche ’s female subjects as " Toulmouche ’s delectable dolls" ( dà © licieuses poupà © es de Toulmouche ) . And , whenHarper ’s New Monthly Magazinewrote anoverview of French artin 1877,Toulmouche managed to welcome a favorable quotation in the otherwise negative article .
4.Toulmouche tie in 1862;his newfangled bride just so happened to be a first cousin ofClaude Monet . At the prison term , Monet ’s father was look for someone to " supervise" Claude ’s artistic creation studies in Paris . Toulmouche had entered the studio of Charles Gleyre , a Swiss painter , at geezerhood 17 , so when Monet arrived in Paris in November 1862 , Toulmouche take him to Gleyre ’s studio . Toulmouche told his new cousin , " He will teach you to do a photo . “ While Monet chafed under Gleyre ’s academic instruction , it was in Gleyre ’s studio that he metPierre - Auguste Renoir and Alfred Sisley , who became his close friends .
