Joseph-Marie_Vien_-_Sweet_Melancholy_-_1996.1_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tiff
Summary
Joseph-Marie Vien : Sweet Melancholy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Joseph-Marie Vien
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Title |
Sweet Melancholy
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Description |
The chair, brazier, table, and the setting all show Vien's interest in bringing archaeological accuracy to a new level of precision. Yet his delicate handling and graceful palette derive squarely from 18th-century French painting. The gesture of the melancholic figure, with her head on her hand, has roots going back to the Renaissance. Nonetheless, the painting has a wistful rather than tragic tone. Indeed, images of women in interiors, contemplating a letter with longing or sadness, derive from earlier Dutch paintings of daily life, here transformed into an ancient context.
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Date |
1756
date QS:P571,+1756-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions | Framed: 86.4 x 76.2 x 6.5 cm (34 x 30 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 68 x 55 cm (26 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q657415
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Current location |
European Painting and Sculpture
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Accession number |
1996.1
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Place of creation | France, 18th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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