Inventory number
MI 879, Recto
Catalog number:
Invent. miniatures ivoire j 645Handwritten inventory reference:
vol.18, p.74Collection
Artist/maker / School / Artistic centre
Description
Object name/Title
Persée tranchant la tête de Méduse
Description/Features
Commentaire :
Musée du Louvre, Département des arts graphiques, Inventaire des miniatures sur ivoire conservées au Cabinet des dessins, Musée du Louvre et Musée d'Orsay, par P. Jean-Richard, Paris, 1994, n. 645.Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard, Les peintres en miniature actifs en France, 1650-1850, Les éditions de l'Amateur, 2008, cité p. 229
Physical characteristics
Dimensions
H. 0,085 m ; L. 0,085 m
Materials and techniques
Miniature sur ivoire. Signé PPF (serpents entrelacés).
Shape
ronde
History
Collector / Previous owner / Commissioner / Archaeologist / Dedicatee
Dernière provenance : Morand, Mlle
Acquisition details
legs
Acquisition date
1863
Location of object
Current location
Réserve des miniatures, armoire 7
The artwork can be seen by appointment in the Louvre's Prints and Drawings Study Room.
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Collections
Subjects
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Last updated on 02.04.2024
The contents of this entry do not necessarily take account of the latest data.
The contents of this entry do not necessarily take account of the latest data.
Full entry on the collection website of the Department of Prints and Drawings:
http://arts-graphiques.louvre.fr/detail/oeuvres/1/111272-Persee-tranchant-la-tete-de-Meduse
