Julie, cul-de-lampe (Baculard d'Arnaud, The Trials of Emotion vol1) - De Longueil after Eisen
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Date :
1770
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
Topic :
Storage Location :
RESERVE 8-BL-19038 (1)
Signed work
Description
This cul-de-lampe appears to be a moral allegory: a puttoail is about to pierce a pheasant, which may signify a chastisement exercised by virtuous love to punish an excess of pomp or pride, embodied by the animal exposing its long plumage.
History :
- Signed below, left "Ch. Eisen inv.", right "De Longueil Sculp."
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Technical Data
Notice #025482
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France