Talk:Jean-Marc Nattier

There Is Nothing Straightforward About Nattier's Portraits
"Straightforward portraiture"? Nattier is famous for creating the genre of "portrait historié" which meant depicting rich but past-their-prime women in a very flattering and historicising way&mdash;and always endowed with enormous bosoms. Calling this style "strightforward" is like calling Les Demoiselles d'Avignon realistic and detailed&mdash;I just don't get it. Maikel 12:53, 15 January 2006 (UTC)