Irene Duclos

Selected Works

A lunette painting of the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus, draped in pink, blue, white, green, and blue robes. Another figure sits alongside them. They are seated on a step in a building with classical architecture. The colors are bright, and the figures look off into the distance.

Madonna del Sacco

1779–80
Irene Parenti Duclos after Andrea del Sarto, Madonna del Sacco, 1779–80. Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence.
Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence

A bust-length portrait of the artists dressed in black, with classicized embellishments. She holds a brush and Mahl stick in her right hand. Her hair is piled high on her head and adorned with strings of pearls. She looks out at the viewer with a slight smile, her head tilted to the left.

Self-Portrait

1783
Irene Parenti Duclos, Self-Portrait, 1783. Oil on canvas, 59 x 47.5 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

A portrait of the artist wearing an ambiguous costume with Eastern influences, standing in front of an easel holding paintbrushes and a palette. A young artist sits behind her, looking at the easel and drawing with a brush on a piece of paper.

Self-Portrait

n.d.
Irene Parenti Duclos, Self-Portrait, n.d. Oil on canvas. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

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