“The most beautiful pastel ever seen”: The Chocolate Girl by Jean-Étienne Liotard in the Dresden Picture Gallery
Hirmer Publishers, February 2019. Hardcover. The Chocolate Girl is one of the most famous works by the Swiss artist Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789). This remarkable painting shows an unknown domestic servant--until then a rarely chosen subject--carrying a luxurious chocolate drink on a platter. Its sober and precise observation exemplifies the art..... More