Portrait of Madame de Verninac Neoclassicism in the courtyard of the

in the courtyard of the temple of Edo

Hokusai painted

paints it several times alone or: in his cradle

We comprehend the concepts of space

focusing his gaze on land and water to the detriment of the sky

Portrait of Madame de Verninac Neoclassicism in the courtyard of theThe space comes down to a plain gray wall delimited by a plinth, and a floor whose tiling can be seen. Against this bare background stands out the figure of Henriette de Verninac, aged seventeen at the time. She is seated slightly turned to her left, on a Directoire style mahogany chair decorated with bronze foliage and palm leaves and covered with a red cloth.