FILE: 09_Self-Portrait_Quentin de La Tour.jpg

TITLE: PAINTING -Self-Portrait - ROCOCO STYLE, FRENCH BAROQUE PERIOD

DESCRIPTION: by QUENTIN DE LA TOUR. This is the other side of Rococo = simplification into a more middle class venue; humble yet intelligent person who looks you in the eye. Compare with other self-portraits... This one: 1.has more hold on reality than Rubens (see Flanders Baroque #9), 2. is happier than Rembrandt (see Holland Baroque #31-38), 3. has more confidence than Van Dyke (see Flanders Baroque #11).