Plush interiors of mansions and palaces in painting and art

Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel (1839-1921) A Game of Cards

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In 18th and 19th century painting, genre scenes in rich interiors were a popular genre, especially in Dutch and French painting. Here are a few characteristic features of such scenes:

1. Realism: Genre scenes in rich interiors usually depicted everyday scenes of the life of wealthy people. The paintings were executed with a high degree of detail and realism to show luxury and interior details.
2. Representation of social status: These scenes often reflected the financial well-being and social status of their characters. They could depict aristocrats, bourgeois or ordinary citizens, each with their own characteristic interior elements.
3. Focus on household items: Attention was paid to furniture, jewelry, textiles and other household items that helped create an image of wealth and elegance. Artists often looked for beautiful compositions to show these objects in the best light.
4. Fascinating lighting effects: The use of light and shadows in genre scenes helped to create an atmosphere and attract attention to the luxurious elements of the interior. Artists could focus on certain parts of the room to emphasize their importance.
5. Small stories inside scenes: In some cases, genre scenes in rich interiors could tell small stories or convey certain emotions. For example, they could depict family scenes, friends during entertainment, or just people in everyday activities.

Genre scenes in rich interiors were popular, as they allowed viewers to look into the world of rich and majestic rooms, as well as provided an opportunity to examine interior details and immerse themselves in the atmosphere of past eras.

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See also:

Romantic scenes

Harem Life scenes

Balls and receptions

Interiors in art and painting

Rich interiors

Pictures:

The Reprimand :: Jehan Georges Vibert	The Fortune Teller :: Jehan Georges Vibert	Tea for the Bishop :: Jehan Georges Vibert
Preparations for the Procession :: Jehan Georges Vibert	The Primers :: Jehan Georges Vibert	Sancho Panza in the Apartments of the Duchess :: Charles Robert Leslie
The Finishing Touches :: Frans Verhas	A Musical Interlude :: Victor Marais-Milton	The Artist in Her Studio :: Jules Adolphe Goupil
Interior of the Mosque at Cordova :: Edwin Lord Weeks	The Education of a Prince :: Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala	The Jacobites Escape the Punch Room :: William Frederick Yeames
A New Sign for an Old Score :: Henry Gillard Glindoni	Old Cronies :: Edgar Bundy	A Momentary Diversion :: Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala
Preparing for the Ball :: Gustave Leonhard de Jonghe	The pretty artist at the museum :: Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret	Louvre :: Louis Beroud
The Sermon :: Victor Marais-Milton	After lunch :: Victor Marais-Milton	Palace interior in the Renaissance style :: Rudolf Ritter von Alt
The Taste :: Georges Croegaert	The gourmet :: Georges Croegaert	Grandmothers Visit :: Francesco Vinea
The Connoisseurs :: Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel	A Game of Cards :: Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel	The Witch's Trial :: William Powell Frith
A Slap In The Face :: Salvatore Frangiamore	Assassination :: Paul Delaroche	The Bridegroom's Health - The Bethrothal :: Otto Erdmann
The Recitation :: Otto Erdmann	Wise Counsel :: Lorenzo Delleani	The Duel :: Leon Marie Dansaert
Matinee Musicale :: Leon Marie Dansaert	The Presentation :: Juan Antonio Gonzalez	Rococo Manners :: Juan Antonio Gonzalez
Receiving The News :: Juan Antonio Gonzalez	Waiting for his Eminence :: Jose Gallegos Y Arnosa	The Cardinal's Birthday :: Jose Frappa
The Reception of the Siamese Ambassadors at Fontainebleau :: Jean-Leon Gerome	The Grief of the Pasha (Variant) :: Jean-Leon Gerome	A Moment of Repose :: Ignacio Leon y Escosura
The Presentation at Court :: Ignacio Leon y Escosura	A Woman playing a Clavichord :: Gerrit Dou	A Musical Afternoon :: Eduardo Leуn Garrido
The Music Lesson :: Eduard Charlemont	The Jewellery Viewing :: Clement Pujol de Guastavino	Game For The Cardinal :: Charles Edouard Edmond Delort
Varnishing Day :: Cesare-Auguste Detti	The Gala Recital :: Cesare-Auguste Detti	The Court Jester :: Cesare-Auguste Detti
Banquet :: Antoon Claeissens	A Happy Birthday :: Antonio Salvador Casanova Y Estorach	The Galleria Farnese Fresco, 1597-1602 :: Annibale Carracci
Harmony :: Alexandre Cabanel	Reading the News :: Georges Croegaert	The Reader :: Florent Willems
A Game of Cards :: Ferdinand Roybet	A Study for a Fresco in the House of Lords :: Charles West Cope	Interior with Troubadours :: Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel
The Musical Interlude :: Alfred Charles Weber	A Medieval Christmas--The Procession :: Albert B. Wenzell

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User User Rating: 400 June 11, 2018

Luxury interiors can play a different role in painting, and this is probably a reflection of the taste of the artist or the customer of the painting. In some works the interior is directly a theme, as, for example, in the canvas "Palace interior in the Renaissance style" of Rudolf Ritter von Alt, and fully shows the features of the rich design of the lodgements of the epoch. In others it accompanies the depicted characters, but is represented by such an abundance of elements, so fanciful that it [Expand]

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