Portrait of Louis-Claude Vassé
| Portrait of Louis-Claude Vassé | |
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| Artist | Étienne Aubry |
| Year | 1771 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 130 cm × 97 cm (51 in × 38 in) |
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Portrait of Louis-Claude Vassé is a 1771 portrait painting by the French artist Étienne Aubry. It depicts the celebrated sculptor Louis-Claude Vassé.[1][2] He is shown at work on a bust of the Ancient Roman goddess Minerva.[3] The painting was exhibited at the Salon of 1773 held at the Louvre in Paris. Acquired by the Louvre, it has been on long-term loan to the Palace of Versailles along with another of his works Portrait of Noël Hallé since 1921.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Face à face: portraits dʼartistes dans les collections publiques d'Île-de-France. Somogy Editions d'art, 1998. p.17
- ↑ Lichtenstein p.102
- ↑ Curtis p.65
- ↑ https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/joconde/000PE011520
- ↑ https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010057756
Bibliography
- Curtis, Penelope. On the Meanings of Sculpture in Painting. Henry Moore Institute, 2009.
- Lichtenstein, Jacqueline. The Blind Spot: An Essay on the Relations Between Painting and Sculpture in the Modern Age. Getty Research Institute, 2008.