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[edit]English: Textile, Le Tombeau de Voltaire, ca. 1785
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Made by Dubern & Cie. |
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English: Textile, Le Tombeau de Voltaire, ca. 1785 |
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English: Textile printed in red on white showing vignettes with allegorical scenes: a heralding angel of Fame on a flying pegasus before an unornamented triumphal arch and obelisk; a figure mourns next to the tomb of Voltaire in a field of obelisks; three graces dance in front of a seated Apollo; Jupiter's eagle holds a radiant bust of Voltaire in its beak; the figure of History writes Voltaire's name on the back of Time who carries an hourglass and scythe; an angel with a flaming torch greets a putti; a scholar converses with a hunchback man; a man cowers from a figure with snakes in their hands and hair, as well as from Cerberus, the three-headed dog of Hades; bats fly around a crop of flaming rock; Charon rows a boat decorated with the face of Medusa to the Elysian Fields, where the aged figure of Voltaire bows to be crowned with a laurel wreath by Henry IV while putti collect his written works; an elaborate fountain casts arcs of water in front of a building; a figure stand on the edge of a cliff in front of a classical building. |
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circa 1785 date QS:P571,+1785-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | cotton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | H x W: 112 x 84.3 cm (44 1/8 x 33 3/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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1944-22-2 |
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
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