Jean-Etienne LiotardSwiss, 1702–1789Self-portrait
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Self-portrait” now? Collection: Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Unknown.
Florence, Italy
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1936
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Uffizi Gallery — Jean-Étienne Liotard · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Jean-Etienne Liotard
The whole life1738–1742
Four years in Constantinople: “the Turkish painter”
During his stay in Istanbul he paints numerous pastels of Turkish domestic scenes. He kept wearing Turkish dress long after returning to Europe, which earned him the nickname “the Turkish painter”, and many travellers, as well as many who had never left Europe, including Madame de Pompadour, had themselves painted by him in exotic Eastern dress.
1742
Goes to Vienna to paint the imperial family
In 1742 he goes to Vienna to paint the portraits of the Imperial family.
1745
Algarotti acquires “The Chocolate Girl” for Dresden
In 1745 his genre portrait “The Chocolate Girl” is acquired by the Venice-based art dealer Francesco Algarotti for the Dresden pastel cabinet.
