The subject of John Singer Sargent's most famous painting was twenty-three-year-old New Orleans Creole Virginie Gautreau, who moved to Paris and quickly became the "it girl" of her day. A relative unknown at the time, Sargent won the commission to paint her; the two must have recognized in each other a like-minded hunger for fame.
Unveiled at the 1884 Paris Salon, Gautreau's portrait generated the attention she craved-but it led to infamy rather than stardom. Sargent had painted one strap of Gautreau's dress dangling from her shoulder, suggesting either the prelude to or the aftermath of sex. Her reputation irreparably damaged, Gautreau retired from public life, destroying all the mirrors in her home.
Drawing on documents from private collections and other previously unexamined materials, and featuring a cast of characters including Oscar Wilde and Richard Wagner, Strapless is a tale of art and celebrity, obsession and betrayal. AUTHORBIO: Deborah Davis is a writer and veteran film executive who has worked as story editor and analyst for Warner Bros., Columbia TriStar, Disney, Miramax, and the William Morris Agency.
0 有用 57 2017-05-25 06:15:00
看了Royal opera house排的一小段芭蕾（和其他的几个作品）。既然英皇的芭蕾跳得那么好看，就应该像这个剧名一样，把戏服脱掉脱掉嘛。
0 有用 五月 2024-03-09 12:19:09 美国
纪录片一样的书，仿佛回到了十九世纪的法国。看到各界名流都在故事里穿插出现的时候还是很惊奇，尤其是看到我十年前看过的王尔德的剧原型竟是他的时候也是吃了一惊。还看到了我最喜欢的画的背景和前情提要，有种原来如此的感觉。模特与画家两个人的人生，包括他们周围千丝万缕联系的那些人，作者前前后后都交代的很清楚。时代的偏好和个人的决定造就了他们，而我们现在再回头去看，在历史的背景下看，真的是很有意思。