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Tomb of the Maréchal de Saxe - Pigalle

Date :
Entre 1753 et 1776
Type of image :
Sculpture
Topic :

Description

It is mentioned by Diderot in the Salon of 1767 :

"Pigalle, throw me down and this skeleton, and this Hercules, as handsome as he is, and this France that intercedes ; lay the marshal in his last resting place, and let me see only these two grenadiers sharpening their sabers against the stone of his tomb  that is more beautiful, simpler, more energetic and newer than all your half-history, half-allegoryfatras. " (Bouquins, p. 805)

Indexed items :
Tombeau, cercueil

Technical Data

Notice #001340

Image HD

Past ID :
A0659
Image editing :
Image optimisée par Esrgan
Image Origin :
Montpellier, Bibliothèque universitaire