Description
Georger Seurat – Angelica Chained to the rock
| Year of creation: | 1878 |
| Original size: | 66.3 cm x 83 cm |
| Painting style: | Post-impressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Private Collection, Norton Simon, Pasadena, USA |
The painting Angelica Chained to the Rock was painted by Seurat at the age of 18, and the painting is a study of Ingres’ masterpiece exhibited in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Seurat painted oil on canvas long before the beginning of painting in the pointillism style; this work evokes memories of ancient Roman or Egyptian friezes.









































































