Portrait de Madame Oudiné

Flandrin painted this portrait of Madame Oudiné, wife of the engraver Eugène Oudiné, in 1840. As one of Ingres's most faithful students, Flandrin brought his master's precise linear style and psychological sensitivity to portraiture, while adding his own warmth and devotion to his subjects. Flandrin was a pupil of Ingres who became the leading muralist of the Second Empire, developing the Ingres tradition of pure classical line into a distinctive style of monumental fresco and oil painting for F

Flandrin renders the sitter with Ingresque precision in drawing and smooth modeling, combined with a warmer, more sympathetic palette. The careful rendering of the sitter's dress and the subtle expression create an intimate, engaging portrait.