Besinning
Contemplation by Belgian Painter Jean-François Portaels (1818 – 1895); Oriental style and portrait painter.
Contemplation is a beautiful and gentle Orientalist style portrait painting of a seated young women that is staring into the distance in deep thought.
She is wearing large silver earrings with an embedded green gemstone; and on her right hand a matching ring on her fourth finger and another silver ring on her fifth finger with a red gemstone; while on her left hand she is wearing two gold rings one each on her index and second fingers.
The young lady is dressed in a blue gown with patterned cold and red cuffs; and is wearing a multi-colored kerchief of orange, light red and white geometric patterns and lines on her head, while holding up to her chest with her right hand a complementary folded large white linen with red stripes and a gold square at the top.
Dit is in retouched digitale keunst âlde masters reproduksje fan in publike domein ôfbylding dat is beskikber online as in rôle print.
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Jean-François waard berne yn 'e Flaamske Brabant Belgyske gemeente Vilvoorde, Oan 'e boargemaster fan Vilvoorde in rike brouwer; en trochbrocht in protte fan syn tiid opgroeiende tekenjen fan sênes fan syn lânseigen stêd.
Yn 1836 Syn heit stjoerde him nei de Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts yn Brussel; dat waard oprjochte yn 1711 en hy studearre ûnder de Belgyske keunstner François-Joseph Navez (1787 – 1869), Wa sels wie in studint fan 'e ferneamde Neoklassikale Frânske skilder Jacques-Louis David (1748 – 1825).
Fiif jier letter reizge Jean-François nei Parys en ynskreaun by de Frânske Akademy, Skoalle fan Fine Arts om syn stúdzje troch te gean; studing in his spare time the old masters in the Louvre, Lykas as besykje de Parysalons foar ynspiraasje foar ynspiraasje en om artistike trends te sykjen yn Frankryk.
At the time Orientalism was becoming a popular trend in the arts, and this had an influence on Jean-Francois; also at this time he became a student of the historical French painter Paul Delaroche (1797 – 1856).
Yn 1842 Op syn weromkomst wûn hy de Grand Prix de Rome, en it jild dat hy makke út dizze winst tastien him te reizgjen nei Italië; wêr't hy venice besocht, Florence and Rome, en dan letter nei Marokko, Algerije, Egypte, Libanon, Judea, Spanje, Hongarije en Noarwegen.
During this trip he had the ability to paint portraits of some of the prominent individuals at the time, such as the Viceroy of Egypt.
After 5 years Jean returned to Belgium and accepted the appointment as the director of the Academy in the Flemish Municipality of Ghent.
Jean-Francois wie in produktyf en alsidige-artyst dy't oer in breed spektrum fan sjenweart, ynklusyf histoaryske skilderijen, Bibelske skilderijen, Portret Skilderijen, Lânskipskilderijen, Sjenre-skilderijen en orientalistyske skilderijen mei tegearre mei portretten wie syn haadfokus.