Adelson et Salvini, cul-de-lampe (Baculard d'Arnaud, The Trials of Emotion vol2) - Massard after Eisen
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Date :
1772
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
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Storage Location :
RESERVE 8-BL-19038 (2)
Signed work
Description
This allegorical cul-de-lampe seems to illustrate the moral of the short story Adelson and Salvini. A newborn baby is suckled by a fury who holds out a dagger, while two other infernal creatures feast on snakes. The whole can be read as a symbol of Salvini's murder: a crime born of jealousy, which was nurtured and strengthened in the shadows before its devious execution.
History :
- Signed below: left "Ch... Eisen inv", right "Massard Sculp."
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Technical Data
Notice #025488
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France