Benvenuto Cellini. Acte III. La fonte du Persée

Benvenuto Cellini. Acte III. La fonte du Persée

Item Information

Title:
Benvenuto Cellini. Acte III. La fonte du Persée
Title (alt.):
Benvenuto Cellini. La fonte du Persée
Description:
On the right, the Perseus statue stands on a round pedestal. Only his leg and a hand holding a cutlass are seen. Cellini, with both hands raised in a gesture of joy and admiration, falls on his knees before him. He is bareheaded and wears a sixteenth century black doublet with a white collar. He has a sword at his side. In the background, behind the statue, is a tank. On the left, behind Cellini, is a group of workers who come to watch.
Artist:
Fantin-Latour, Henri, 1836-1904
Date:
1888
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
Artists
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item or material accompanying item.
Hédiard: H. 81
Additional information accompanying item: Executed in 1888 as an illustration for "Hector Berlioz, sa vie et ses oeuvres," by Adolphe Jullien. 7 or 8 trial proofs. This impression is a trial proof.
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_000005
Barcode:
36666000204566