Look: View Image(s): Chantilly, 1773, Compare Image Metadata: Image Description: Plate Signature: “LeBarbier in. / Masquelier Sc” Artist: “Lebarbier, Jean Jacques François” Engraver: “Masquelier, Louis Joseph, I” Year: Inscription: “Je la suivis, mais je pleurai / De ne pouvoir plus suivre qu’elle.” Keywords: Amitié arches caps (headgear) couples dancing (activity) day (time of day) drinking […]
Amitié
S.2.11 La statue de l’amitie
Look: View Image(s): Chantilly, 1773, Compare Image Metadata: Image Description: Taking his lead from the lyrics of the song, which sets the scene in the studio of ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles (4th century BCE), Le Bouteau depicts that space, and dresses his figures in classical garb. The depiction of the sculptor’s studio takes some liberties with […]
