Two Friends in Blue Dresses

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Two Friends in Blue Dresses Two Friends in Blue Dresses

Flirting in the Park of the Villa Borghese, Rome ,

Look at this painting, the girls look like the twins in The Shining, maybe a bit less creepy, but the resemblance is visible! :)

According to family tradition, in the painting we see Amélie Florence Soulacroix, the artist’s daughter, with her unknown friend. Frédéric Soulacroix was a French painter who spent most of his life in Italy. Just like his father, the painter Charles Soulacroix, Frédéric specialised in 18th century genre painting and often depicted lavishly dressed subjects in scenes of gallantry or flirtation. Soulacroix was particularly skilled in the representation of fabric, as we can see in the present work. The girls wear beautiful, embellished dresses and stand in front of large silk curtains that are painted with such talent that they almost look real.

Come and play with us, Danny.

作者：Soulacroix was born to well-known fresco painters and sculptors, Charles Soulacroix and Giacinta Diofebo. By the age of 15 years, in 1873, Frédéric entered the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence, and, in October 1876, he was admitted to its School of Painting. He remained in Florence for many years painting often romantic genre pieces in costume of the 18th or early 19th centuries.

His works can be seen at the Museum of Arts of Philadelphia and at the Lord Mayor collection Mansion House in London.
European Private Collection., Frédéric Soulacroix was a French painter who spent most of his life in Italy. Just like his father, the painter Charles Soulacroix (1825-1899), Frédéric specialised in 18th century genre painting and often depicted lavishly dressed subjects in scenes of gallantry or flirtation (see lot 1244). Soulacroix was particularly skilled in the representation of fabric, as we can see in the present work. The girls wear beautiful, embellished dresses and stand in front of large silk curtains that are painted with such talent that they almost look real