Madame Baltard and her daughter, Paule

'Madame Baltard and her daughter, Paule' is a masterpiece of family portraiture by prominent French Neoclassicism artist, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Following his extensive influence by past artistic traditions, Ingres made great use of both pencil and paper to create detailed, personal representations of his subjects. The beautiful portrait captures the tender relationship between Madame Baltard and her daughter, Paule. In this piece, Ingres' signature style is evident, featuring expressive distortions of form and space that would later influence various modern artists including Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.