# Laughing Woman [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROSSO, Medardo]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Bronze, height 59 cm ## Commentary A rebellious character who as a student protested against traditional teaching methods at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, Rosso became an artist with a highly personal artistic language. His bent for naturalistic, contemporary subjects is evident in this psychological study of a laughing woman whose bust-length figure is embedded into her environment. A dematerialization through variations of light and atmosphere achieves a painterly, impressionistic quality. The work was executed during the artist's prolonged stay in Paris where he made contacts with the Post-Impressionists. ## Related artworks - [Aetas Aurea \(The Golden Age\)]() - [Ecce Puer \(Impression of a Child\)]() - [Jewish Boy]() - [The Concierge]() - [The Jewish Boy]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()