Portrait of Berta von Radowitz as a Young Girl by Victor Müller

Portrait of Berta von Radowitz as a Young Girl 1863

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16_19th-century

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"Portrait of Berta von Radowitz as a Young Girl" is a Romantic portrait by Victor Müller, painted in 1863. Berta is depicted as a young woman in a white dress, her figure partially obscured by a flowing gown. The light background suggests an outdoor setting, perhaps a garden, where she holds a sprig of flowers. The artist's signature, "Victor Müller 1863", is prominently placed in the bottom right corner. This oil on canvas painting, now housed at the Städel Museum, exemplifies the idealized feminine beauty celebrated in 19th-century portraiture.

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Up in the clouds: the girl seems to be utterly lost in another world, with the cares and worries of adulthood still far away. The impression of floating lightness is emphasised by the cloudy blue background and the dress with its lace trim and flounces. This portrait in pastel shades shows Berta von Radowitz, Müller's only pupil. The painting, whose masterful painting style anticipates the portraits by the Impressionists, divided Müller's contemporaries. The verdicts on this work ranged from "very successful" to "totally ludicrous". Its remarkable quality is beyond dispute today.