Frozen in Grace

In Portrait of Mademoiselle Caroline Rivière (1806), Ingres captures youthful fragility with haunting precision. Against a serene blue backdrop, the pale figure is both delicate and statuesque, her white dress and poised stance evoking timeless innocence. In the Slow Art format, her stillness becomes more profound, and each line, each shadow quietly echoes the fleeting nature of life and beauty. Her gaze, direct yet distant, lingers with a sense of quiet longing. This work can be seen at [The Musée du Louvre, Paris,https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010059995]