Parasol in European paintings (Olga E.)

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Parasol
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can represent protection, prosperity, royalty,
power, shelter, prestige, femininity and fashion
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Parasol in European paintings
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between the ecclesiastical umbraculum and an
ornate parasol
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16th century, one of the first appearances of
umbrellas in a painting ... a hilly
landscape, the verdant oak tree the Madonna and
Child, Saint Joseph, the archangel Raphael and
Tobias and a small cherub holds a parasol (...
Raphael the Archangel is wearing an ancient
precursor of the modern printed
T-shirt) Girolamo dai Libri Madonna
dell'ombrello (in trono con Bambino Gesù tra san
Giuseppe, san Raffaele Arcangelo e
Tobiolo-Tobia) Madonna of the Umbrella Madone au
ombrelle Virgen de la Sombrilla 1530 Museo di
Castelvecchio, Verona
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in the middle of the 17th century the parasol was
a privilege of kings and the upper social classes
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a bright red parasol the terrace of her
Genoese palazzo, a majestic and imposing
figure, a penetrating gaze that challenges the
viewer the sprig of orange blossoms in her right
hand, a traditional symbol of chastity A
nthony van Dyck Marchesa Elena Grimaldi
Cattaneo Portrait de la Marquise Elena Grimaldi
Cattaneo Retrato de la Marchesa Elena Grimaldi
Cattaneo 1623 National Gallery of Art,
Washington, DC
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ceremonial parasol ... the two parasols are a
symbol of protection, recalling that the
chancellor was a protector of the arts. (In
France, the parasol was an exclusively royal
privilege. Chancellor Séguier incurred the wrath
of the Sun King for daring to use this
privilege) Charles Le Brun Le
Chancelier Séguier The Chancelor Séguier El
Canciller Séguier 1660 Musée du Louvre, Paris
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when people started to gather on the beaches of
Europe, it was only natural that the ladies
should take their parasols with them
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• conversing on the beach...
• dandies,
• ladies
• and
• parasols
• Eugène Boudin

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• two women,
• two parasols,
• an upset sky
• and
• a vibrant light
• Camille wears white and holds a white parasol,
• Madame Boudin wears black and holds a black
  parasol, seems intent on reading her newspaper.
• Claude Monet

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• two parasols ...
• a basket,
• a summer bonnet,
• a bathing suit stretched
• and
• a maid and a girl
• a group of children wrapped in thick towels,
• a man and a woman greet each other
• figures taking a bath
• and
• the boats and clouds close the scene ...

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in the 19th century it spread to all social
classes and became a common object ...
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• Stand there, says Monet to Camille. She does,
  surprised.
• He, a few meters below, looks at her, fascinated.
• Camille opens her white parasol and raises it to
  protect herself from the sun ...

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• a chic young woman,
• a dress with floral accents,
• a parasol ...
• She looks straight ahead, fully aware of the
  viewer's admiring gaze ...
• a beautiful Parisienne
• Édouard Manet

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• the hills in the background,
• the trees,
• the figures of the Breton Women
• and
• the parasols
• Émile Bernard
• Les Bretonnes aux ombrelles

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• an open white parasol ...
• strolling along the seashore
• Joaquín Sorolla

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three people and a dog on an iron bridge ... a
pensive-looking man, a dog wandering
peacefully, a man in a tall top hat and a
woman to show her elegance, carries a parasol
decorated with lace Gustave Caillebotte Le
Pont de l'Europe The Europe Bridge El puente de
Europa 1876 Musée du Petit Palais, Genève
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in the park of La Grande Jatte there were all
kinds of things to do - walking, talking, fishing
but always sheltered from the sun, with hats
and parasols ...
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They are a perfect couple, he, mustached and
distinguished, cylinder hat she, composed,
elegant, impeccably with the parasol ... Two
girls in the shadow, one oddly enough, has kept
her parasol open even though she is in the shade
... Georges Seurat Un dimanche
après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte A Sunday
Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Tarde
de domingo en la isla de la Grande Jatte 1884 Art
Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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• Parasol in European paintings
• L'ombrelle dans la peinture européenne
• La sombrilla en la pintura europea
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