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Two Girls Dressing a Kitten by Candlelight : ウィキペディア英語版 | Two Girls Dressing a Kitten by Candlelight
''Two Girls Dressing a Kitten by Candlelight'' (also known as ''Dressing the Kitten'') (c. 1768–70) is a "fancy painting" by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–97). The picture is one of a number of candlelit studies made by Wright that demonstrate his skill in the use of ''chiaroscuro'' in which he specialised. Apparently an innocent scene of little girls dressing a kitten, the picture has been thought by art historians to have a number of deeper meanings. ==Genre and composition== ''Two Girls Dressing a Kitten by Candlelight'' would have been described in the late eighteenth century as a "fancy picture", a type of picture between portraiture and works with a historical or literary theme.〔 It depicts two upper-class girls, probably sisters, who have put aside their doll in order to dress up their kitten instead. The most notable feature of the painting is Wright's skillful use of ''chiaroscuro'', the contrast of light and dark, a technique in which he specialised, here seen in the play of the candlelight on the figures of the girls. The English portrait painter James Northcote, who was a contemporary of Wright, called him "the most famous painter now living for candle-lights"〔 and Wright's use of contrasts in this picture has been compared to the Utrecht Caravaggism of the religious paintings of Gerard van Honthorst.〔 Wright was also known for his close attention to detail which here may be seen in the careful depiction of the girls dresses, their doll, the necklace, and the bonnet on the kitten.〔
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