![]() ![]() The poem’s first stanza can be roughly translated as:īoth strong, and pensive, seated, holdingĪlfred Stevens, Belgian (Brussels 1823 - 1906 Paris)Īlternate Title: Portrait of Madame Stevensįramed: 125.41 x 74.61 x 3.81 cm (49 3/8 x 29 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.) The French aesthete and poet Robert de Montesquiou dedicated his poem Une Musicienne (A Musician) to both Stevens and this painting. The statue is one of many versions of a popular sculpture by Paul Dubois, A Florentine Singer from the Fifteenth Century, 1865, which was available in several sizes. The pensive musician is echoed by the bronze statue of a lute player behind her. The harpist here is Stevens’s wife, Marie, who has just finished playing, a congratulatory bouquet in hand. ![]() In particular, he excelled at the depiction of rich fabrics and interiors. Stevens was best known for his finely detailed representations of the domestic life of haute-bourgeois French women. ![]()
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