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Source Description
In 1857, Barye designed a pediment for the western façade of the Sully Pavilion of the Louvre. His subject was Napoleon I Dominating History and the Fine Arts. He experimented using various motifs; in this drawing he shows the emperor enthroned holding a lyre. Rays emanating from his head associate him with the god Apollo. Napoleon is flanked by seated and reclining females. In the final design, the bust of Napoleon wearing a laurel crown was placed in the center flanked by female figures symbolizing History and the Fine Arts.
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Document identity
localId
18870
label
Study for a Louvre Pediment
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
18870
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Study for a Louvre Pediment
description
In 1857, Barye designed a pediment for the western façade of the Sully Pavilion of the Louvre. His subject was Napoleon I Dominating History and the Fine Arts. He experimented using various motifs; in this drawing he shows the emperor enthroned holding a lyre. Rays emanating from his head associate him with the god Apollo. Napoleon is flanked by seated and reclining females. In the final design, the bust of Napoleon wearing a laurel crown was placed in the center flanked by female figures symbolizing History and the Fine Arts.
provenance
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
ca. 1857
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
studies
sketches
drawings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27.6
height
37.5
dimensionsRaw
10 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (27.6 x 37.5 cm)
Source extras
med
graphite on paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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