{"id":"cma-167142","titulo":{"en":"Portrait of a Man","es":"Retrato de un hombre"},"titulo_original":"Portrait of a Man","autor":"Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894)","fecha":"1880","cultura":"France, 19th century","tecnica":"oil on canvas","fuente":"Cleveland Museum of Art","licencia":"CC0-1.0","licencia_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","credito":"Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin","url_original":"https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.157","imagen_url":"https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2009.157/2009.157_web.jpg","ficha":{"en":{"titulo":"Portrait of a Man","se_ve":"An adult man fills almost the entire painting, seated in left-facing profile in a deep-red upholstered armchair that is only partly visible behind his back and beneath his arm. He wears a nearly black suit, a pale waistcoat and shirt, and a blue bow tie dotted with small light specks at his throat. His posture is relaxed: his legs stretch and cross in the foreground, one arm extends toward the window, and his nearer hand hangs loosely, its long fingers and pronounced knuckles carefully described. He has short, curly brown hair, a thick moustache over a closed mouth, a prominent nose, a pinkened cheek, and half-lowered eyelids; he does not look at the viewer, but toward the light. At the left, a window reveals a black wrought-iron balcony railing with curves and a fleur-de-lis shape, set against a blurred green-and-yellow background of sunlit foliage. Beside it hangs a white lace curtain with embroidered flowers and a scalloped edge, almost translucent. Daylight enters from that side, brightening his face, shirt, and curtain while leaving the suit in bluish shadow. Behind him, the blue-grey wall has slender vertical gilt mouldings. Brushwork is visible throughout — quicker in the foliage and clothing, softer on the skin. A faint signature can be made out at lower right.","contexto":"According to the source, this 1880 oil on canvas by French painter Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894) portrays Albert Courtier. It was painted in the fourth-floor apartment at 31 boulevard Haussmann in Paris, which Caillebotte shared with his brother Martial. That interior and its balcony served as the setting for numerous paintings of men from the artist's social circle looking out over the city. Courtier's pose and unguarded gaze suggest a comfortable rapport with the painter. Their relationship was close: Courtier posed for Caillebotte on several occasions, owned four of his paintings, and named his friend godfather to his eldest daughter.","como_mirarla":"First follow the sitter's gaze toward the window, instead of expecting him to look back at you. Then compare the bright lace and foliage on the left with the dark suit and shadowed wall that hold him in place. The relaxed hand in the lower right quietly changes the portrait from a formal pose into a moment of rest.","dato_curioso":"According to the museum, Albert Courtier owned four paintings by Caillebotte and chose him as godfather to his eldest daughter — a sign that this was not a distant, purely commissioned portrait.","preguntas":["What might Courtier be thinking or watching beyond the window that we cannot see?","How does the portrait change because he never meets the viewer's eye?","What does his relaxed posture in formal dress reveal about his closeness to the artist?"]},"es":{"titulo":"Retrato de un hombre","se_ve":"Un hombre adulto ocupa casi todo el cuadro, sentado de perfil hacia la izquierda en un sillón tapizado de rojo oscuro que apenas asoma detrás de su espalda y bajo su brazo. Lleva traje casi negro, chaleco y camisa claros, y un moño azul con pequeños puntos claros al cuello. Su postura es relajada: piernas estiradas y cruzadas en primer plano, un brazo extendido hacia la ventana y la mano cercana colgando sin tensión, con dedos largos y nudillos marcados. Tiene cabello corto, rizado y castaño, bigote espeso sobre la boca cerrada, nariz prominente, mejilla rosada y párpados entornados; no mira al espectador, sino hacia la luz. A la izquierda, una ventana deja ver la barandilla de hierro forjado negro, con curvas y una flor de lis, frente a un fondo verde y amarillo, borroso, de follaje iluminado. Junto a ella cuelga una cortina blanca de encaje, con flores bordadas y borde ondulado, casi translúcida. La luz diurna entra por ese lado, aclara rostro, camisa y cortina, y deja el traje en sombra azulada. Al fondo, la pared gris azulada tiene molduras verticales doradas. Las pinceladas son visibles, rápidas en el follaje y la ropa, más suaves en la piel. Abajo, a la derecha, se distingue una firma tenue.","contexto":"Según la fuente, este óleo sobre lienzo de 1880, del pintor francés Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894), retrata a Albert Courtier. Fue pintado en el departamento del cuarto piso del número 31 del boulevard Haussmann, en París, que Caillebotte compartía con su hermano Martial. Ese interior y su balcón fueron el escenario de numerosas pinturas de hombres del círculo social del artista asomados a la ciudad. La postura y la mirada sin reservas de Courtier sugieren una confianza cómoda con el pintor. Su relación era cercana: Courtier posó para Caillebotte en varias ocasiones, tuvo cuatro pinturas suyas y lo nombró padrino de su hija mayor.","como_mirarla":"Sigue primero la mirada del retratado hacia la ventana, en lugar de esperar que te devuelva la mirada. Después compara el encaje luminoso y el follaje de la izquierda con el traje oscuro y la pared en sombra que lo sostienen. La mano relajada, abajo a la derecha, convierte lo que podría ser una pose formal en un momento de descanso.","dato_curioso":"Según el museo, Albert Courtier poseía cuatro pinturas de Caillebotte y lo eligió como padrino de su hija mayor: una señal de que no se trataba de un retrato distante ni meramente por encargo.","preguntas":["¿Qué podría estar pensando u observando Courtier más allá de la ventana que no alcanzamos a ver?","¿Cómo cambia el retrato por el hecho de que nunca cruza la mirada con quien lo mira?","¿Qué revela su postura relajada, aun con traje formal, sobre su cercanía con el artista?"]}},"etiquetas":{"en":["portrait","oil on canvas","19th century","france","man in profile","interior","window","balcony","lace curtain","friendship","contemplation","parisian life"],"es":["retrato","óleo sobre lienzo","siglo xix","francia","hombre de perfil","interior","ventana","balcón","cortina de encaje","amistad","contemplación","vida parisina"]},"objetos":["ventana","cortina","silueta humana"],"colores":[],"animo":[],"epoca":"Contemporáneo","certeza":"alta","advertencias":[],"capa":{"voces":[{"guia":"la restauradora","en":"I pause on the 1880 canvas and how the light breathes. Caillebotte leaves quick brushwork in the foliage and in the almost black suit, which turns bluish in shadow, and softer strokes on the pinkish skin and light shirt. The white lace curtain, almost translucent with embroidered flowers, is a technical feat: it lets the window light through and competes with the wrought iron railing. The faint signature at lower right anchors us to the painter's craft.","es":"Me detengo en la tela de 1880 y en cómo respira la luz. Caillebotte deja pinceladas rápidas en el follaje y en el traje casi negro, que en sombra se vuelve azulado, y pinceladas suaves en la piel rosada y la camisa clara. La cortina blanca de encaje, casi translúcida y con flores bordadas, es un logro técnico: deja pasar la claridad de la ventana y compite con la barandilla de hierro forjado. La firma tenue abajo a la derecha nos ancla al oficio del pintor."},{"guia":"el astrónomo aficionado","en":"What pulls me is that window on the left, like a small home observatory. Courtier does not look at the painter, he looks toward the daylight that enters and settles on his face and his dangling hand. From the fourth floor on boulevard Haussmann, the balcony with its curved railing and fleur de lis frames a blurry green and yellow background of lit foliage. It is pure contemplation, a man suspended between a shadowed interior and a luminous outside.","es":"Lo que me atrapa es esa ventana a la izquierda, como un pequeño observatorio doméstico. Courtier no mira a quien lo pinta, mira hacia la luz diurna que entra y se posa en su rostro y su mano colgante. Desde el cuarto piso del boulevard Haussmann, el balcón con su barandilla de curvas y flor de lis enmarca un fondo verde y amarillo de follaje iluminado y borroso. Es contemplación pura, un hombre suspendido entre interior en sombra y exterior luminoso."},{"guia":"la niña de ocho años","en":"The man looks super comfy, with his legs stretched and crossed and one arm over the red armchair that you can barely see. He wears a blue bow tie with light little dots that looks party-ready and he has a big mustache. I like that he is not posing seriously for the picture, but is turned to the side looking out the window with his eyes almost closed from the sun. The white curtain with little flowers looks like it might fly away and outside everything is green and yellow like summer.","es":"El señor está súper cómodo, con las piernas estiradas y cruzadas y un brazo sobre el sillón rojo que casi no se ve. Lleva un moño azul con puntitos claros que parece de fiesta y tiene bigote grande. Me gusta que no posa serio para la foto, sino que está de ladito mirando por la ventana con los ojos casi cerraditos por el sol. La cortina blanca con florecitas parece que va a volar y afuera todo es verde y amarillo como verano."}],"retos":[{"pregunta":{"en":"Next to the window, what almost transparent white fabric with embroidered flowers and a wavy edge is hanging?","es":"Junto a la ventana, ¿qué tela blanca casi transparente con flores bordadas cuelga con borde ondulado?"},"pista":{"en":"Look to the left of the human silhouette, where daylight comes in.","es":"Mira a la izquierda de la silueta humana, donde entra la luz diurna."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"On the collar of the light shirt, what color is the bow tie with small light dots worn by the man?","es":"En el cuello de la camisa clara, ¿de qué color es el moño con pequeños puntos claros que lleva el hombre?"},"pista":{"en":"Check the formal wear detail over the almost black suit.","es":"Fíjate en el detalle de la vestimenta formal sobre el traje casi negro."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"Which direction is the face of the man seated in the dark red armchair turned in profile?","es":"Hacia dónde está orientado el rostro del hombre sentado en el sillón rojo oscuro, de perfil?"},"pista":{"en":"Follow the direction of his prominent nose and half-closed eyelids.","es":"Sigue la dirección de su nariz prominente y sus párpados entornados."}}],"conexiones":["amistad y confianza entre artista y modelo","luz diurna y contemplación interior","ventana y balcón como umbral parisino","retrato masculino del siglo xix","vida en el boulevard Haussmann","textiles translúcidos y encaje","postura relajada y modernidad del retrato"]},"salas":["perros-de-compania","de-espaldas-al-espectador","ventanas-a-otro-lugar","ropa-tendida-al-viento"],"escrita_por":"muse-wonder-1.0"}