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Source Description
Fragonard’s grisaille drawing portrays a sculpted personification of Wisdom, identified by the inscription “Sagesse” along her forehead. She is seated on a stone throne, decorated with two other female personifications on either side. Characterized as a righteous woman, Wisdom lifts her right arm in an authoritative gesture while clutching her traditional attribute, a crown of stars, in her other hand.
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Document identity
localId
74636
label
La Sagesse
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obj
dtoType
drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
74636
contentType
drawing
title
La Sagesse
description
Fragonard’s grisaille drawing portrays a sculpted personification of Wisdom, identified by the inscription “Sagesse” along her forehead. She is seated on a stone throne, decorated with two other female personifications on either side. Characterized as a righteous woman, Wisdom lifts her right arm in an authoritative gesture while clutching her traditional attribute, a crown of stars, in her other hand.
date
late 18th- early 19th century
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79469902
creators
38914
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Drawing
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 39.4 x 27.8 cm (15 1/2 x 10 15/16 in.); Secondary Support: 39.6 x 28 cm (15 9/16 x 11 in.); Tertiary Support: 49.2 x 36.3 cm (19 3/8 x 14 5/16 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
2018.47
Source extras
tec
Graphite, pen and black ink, and gray and black washes
tombstone
La Sagesse, late 18th- early 19th century. Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard (French, 1781–1850). Graphite, pen and black ink, and gray and black washes; sheet: 39.4 x 27.8 cm (15 1/2 x 10 15/16 in.); secondary support: 39.6 x 28 cm (15 9/16 x 11 in.); tertiary support: 49.2 x 36.3 cm (19 3/8 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2018.47
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
lower left corner, in graphite: Alex E. Fragonard, fils; lower center, in graphite: La Sagesse dessin de la Revolution
inscription
tertiary support: lower center, in brown ink: Alexandre Evariste FRAGONARD. / 1780.-1850.
inscription
verso of support: lower right corner, in graphite: R49588 / 791.30
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:03.803000
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74636
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Drawings
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DR - French
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Graphite, pen and black ink, and gray and black washes
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male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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8b360de14273ef8f