Apothéose

Apothéose

Item Information

Title:
Apothéose
Description:
On the steps of Berlioz's tomb, the Muse, upright and in front, darkly dressed, indicates with one hand the name of the Master. In the other hand, she holds a scroll. On the left, stands a cypress at the foot of which sits Music. He is seen in profile, half-naked, his arms resting on his lyre, his left hand covering his eyes and crying; at his feet a trumpet. On the right, the principal figures of Berlioz's works: Marguerite raises a crown in both hands; Dido presents a palm; Juliet is going to spread flowers, but turns away towards her Romeo. At the top, an angel attaches a garland to the pediment of a tomb.
Artist:
Fantin-Latour, Henri, 1836-1904
Name on Item:
H. Fantin
Date:
1889
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Book illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). Lithographs and Other Prints
Subjects:
Composers
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hédiard: H. 89
Handwritten on item: Epreuve d'auteur. Af. Jullien
Additional information accompanying item: Executed in 1889 as an illustration for "Hector Berlioz, sa vie et ses oeuvres," by Adolphe Jullien. 7 or 8 trial proofs. This impression is from the book.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin; 1949
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Hédiard, Germain. "Fantin-Latour : catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographique du maître, précédé d'une étude par Germain Hédiard et d'une notice sur Germain Hédiard par Léonce Bénédite." Librairie de l'art ancien et moderne, 1906, Paris.
Identifier:
17_10_000100
Barcode:
36666000201927