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Ingres, 'Madame Moitessier', 1856
Folds of intricate fabric roll below Madame Moitessier's porcelain features and neckline - you can barely make out a single brushstroke on her skin.
In Madame Moitessier, Ingres found a sympathetic model for his ideal of classical beauty. Find out why he chose her, along with the reason it took almost twelve years to complete this portrait:
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