🎨 Dilettante, 1896
by Vladimir Makovsky 🇷🇺
oil on panel, 15 x 17.5 cm
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, USA

About the artwork:

"Dilettante" likely portrays an individual, perhaps an amateur artist or musician, engaged in artistic pursuits. The term "dilettante" historically refers to someone who dabbles in the arts more for personal amusement than professional mastery. This painting would typically showcase Makovsky's talent for capturing the nuances of human expression and the intimate settings in which his subjects are placed.