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| Keywords: John Jennings Esq., his Brother and Sister-in-Law (Alexander Roslin) - Nationalmuseum - 18570.tif John Jennings information field Creator Alexander Roslin John Jennings Esq his Brother and Sister-in-Law The portrait shows the iron-foundry proprietor and businessman John Jennings his brother and sister-in-law John Jennings is shown sitting at the front of the painting proudly showing off his relations with a sweeping gesture This group portrait invites us into the androgynous role-playing of the 18th century The characters are all wearing makeup they are finely dressed and they act out gestures and looks towards the beholder of the painting This theatricality is also evident in the bodies of the characters Look at the sister-in-law s upright stance and the elegant gestures of the brothers These show how our bodies and the way in which we move are formed by the age in which we live The 18th century was an age of tight corsets ceremonial rituals and obligatory ballet exercises at court These exercises were common to both men and women and they had a strong influence on the way people moved their bodies Try holding your hands in the same positions that we see in the painting The positions feel strange to say the least Practice was needed Role-playing and masquerades were favorite pastimes of 18th century aristocratic society There was no strict boundary between female and male appearance Not even in everyday terms Our meeting with Roslin s 18th century portraits helps us to understand the conventions of our own time regarding what is considered masculine feminine androgynous sexual and erotic We are reminded that the conventions are in a constant state of change PortrĂ€ttet visar Brukspatron John Jennings hans bror och svĂ€gerska John Jennings sjĂ€lv sitter lĂ€ngst fram och visar stolt upp sina slĂ€ktingar med en yvig gest I detta grupportrĂ€tt blir vi verkligen inbjudna till 1700-talets androgyna rollspel De Ă€r alla uppsminkade uppklĂ€dda och agerar med gester och blickar gentemot oss som betraktar Den hĂ€r teatern sĂ€tter sig ocksĂ„ i kroppen Titta pĂ„ portrĂ€ttet svĂ€gerskans raka hĂ„llning och de bĂ„da brödernas eleganta gester berĂ€ttar nĂ„got om hur vĂ„r kropp och vĂ„ra rörelsemönster ocksĂ„ formas av tiden vi lever i Under 1700-talet var det korsetter olika ceremoniella ritualer och obligatoriska övningar i balett vid hovet SĂ„dana övningar var gemensamma för mĂ€n och kvinnor och prĂ€glade kropparnas rörelsemönster Pröva sjĂ€lv att hĂ„lla hĂ€nderna som de gör visst Ă€r det ovant för att inte sĂ€ga svĂ„rt det krĂ€vde övning Rollspel och maskerad var nĂ„got som fascinerade 1700-talets överklass GrĂ€nserna mellan hur mĂ€n och kvinnor sĂ„g ut var inte sĂ„ strikta Vilket utnyttjades i teater spel och lekar Ăven i vardagen I mötet med Roslins portrĂ€tt frĂ„n 1700-talet fĂ„r vi syn pĂ„ vĂ„r egen tids konventioner kring vad som anses maskulint feminint androgynt sexuellt och erotiskt Och inser att konventionerna Ă€r i stĂ€ndig förĂ€ndring header The portrait shows the iron-foundry proprietor and businessman John Jennings his brother and sister-in-law John Jennings is shown sitting at the front of the painting proudly showing off his relations with a sweeping gesture This group portrait invites us into the androgynous role-playing of the 18th century The characters are all wearing makeup they are finely dressed and they act out gestures and looks towards the beholder of the painting This theatricality is also evident in the bodies of the characters Look at the sister-in-law s upright stance and the elegant gestures of the brothers These show how our bodies and the way in which we move are formed by the age in which we live The 18th century was an age of tight corsets ceremonial rituals and obligatory ballet exercises at court These exercises were common to both men and women and they had a strong influence on the way people moved their bodies Try holding your hands in the same positions that we see in the painting The positions feel strange to say the least Practice was needed Role-playing and masquerades were favorite pastimes of 18th century aristocratic society There was no strict boundary between female and male appearance Not even in everyday terms Our meeting with Roslin s 18th century portraits helps us to understand the conventions of our own time regarding what is considered masculine feminine androgynous sexual and erotic We are reminded that the conventions are in a constant state of change PortrĂ€ttet visar Brukspatron John Jennings hans bror och svĂ€gerska John Jennings sjĂ€lv sitter lĂ€ngst fram och visar stolt upp sina slĂ€ktingar med en yvig gest I detta grupportrĂ€tt blir vi verkligen inbjudna till 1700-talets androgyna rollspel De Ă€r alla uppsminkade uppklĂ€dda och agerar med gester och blickar gentemot oss som betraktar Den hĂ€r teatern sĂ€tter sig ocksĂ„ i kroppen Titta pĂ„ portrĂ€ttet svĂ€gerskans raka hĂ„llning och de bĂ„da brödernas eleganta gester berĂ€ttar nĂ„got om hur vĂ„r kropp och vĂ„ra rörelsemönster ocksĂ„ formas av tiden vi lever i Under 1700-talet var det korsetter olika ceremoniella ritualer och obligatoriska övningar i balett vid hovet SĂ„dana övningar var gemensamma för mĂ€n och kvinnor och prĂ€glade kropparnas rörelsemönster Pröva sjĂ€lv att hĂ„lla hĂ€nderna som de gör visst Ă€r det ovant för att inte sĂ€ga svĂ„rt det krĂ€vde övning Rollspel och maskerad var nĂ„got som fascinerade 1700-talets överklass GrĂ€nserna mellan hur mĂ€n och kvinnor sĂ„g ut var inte sĂ„ strikta Vilket utnyttjades i teater spel och lekar Ăven i vardagen I mötet med Roslins portrĂ€tt frĂ„n 1700-talet fĂ„r vi syn pĂ„ vĂ„r egen tids konventioner kring vad som anses maskulint feminint androgynt sexuellt och erotiskt Och inser att konventionerna Ă€r i stĂ€ndig förĂ€ndring 1769 Olja pĂ„ duk Size cm 148 121 Framed Size cm 175 166 20 Institution Nationalmuseum Stockholm Signerad Roslin a Paris 1769 accession number 18570 NM 1566 place of creation Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum Stockholm cooperation project Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-auto PD-Nationalmuseum_Stockholm 1793 Media contributed by Nationalmuseum Stockholm 2016-10 Media contributed by Nationalmuseum Stockholm unlinked depicted Paintings in the Nationalmuseum Stockholm Alexander Roslin | ||||