Le malade
School : France
Description
Livre des Saint-Aubin, folio 63., rapporté au recto ; Album factice, relié en basane, avec fers dorés et six nervures sur le dos, titré : OEUVRES / DES / ST. AUBINS. Composé de 155 feuillets foliotés, portant 287 dessins (RF 52178 à 52465). Sur la page de garde, deux ex-libris collés, le premier de Martine Marie Pol de Béhague, avec un lutrin et la devise :NAITRE / PLEVRER (biffé et corrigé en) APPRENDRE / MOVRIR, le second de Hubert de Ganay. Au verso de la page de garde, en haut, prisé à la pierre noire :130 sols, en bas à la plume et encre brune :155 feuillets contenant 220 (corrigé en) 280 Dessins / fructidor an 10 (juillet-août 1802) de la main de Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin. Au folio 1, le frontispice de l'album, encadrée de palmes et de fleurs, une inscription en lettres capitales sur fond jaune, à la plume et encre noire :Dessins / des / St Aubins. Emboîtage de la collection Destailleur. Dimensions de l'album : H. : 00,390 m. ; L. : 00,285 m. ; épaisseur maximale : 00,080m. Cinq feuilles volantes. ; Plume, encres brune et noire, lavis gris et brun, pierre noire, sur papier filigrané. Trait d'encadrement à la pierre noire. Inscription à la plume et encre noire, en bas au centre, dans le cartouche : LE / MALADE
About this work
The artwork titled "Le malade", attributed to SAINT-AUBIN Charles Germain de, is preserved at musée du Louvre. This piece is listed in the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, which catalogues the works held in French museums.
Technique and Materials
This work belongs to the field: dessin. It was created using the following materials and techniques: plume, encre brune, encre noire, lavis gris, lavis brun, graphite. Its period of creation is identified as: 18th Century.
The Conserving Museum
"Le malade" is preserved at musée du Louvre, an institution bearing the « Musée de France » label. This label ensures that the collections are managed rigorously in terms of conservation, inventory, and public accessibility.
Data sources
The information about this work comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.culture.gouv.fr under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
About this artwork
Le malade de SAINT-AUBIN Charles Germain de figure dans les collections du musée du Louvre. Elle est réalisée avec la technique suivante : plume, encre brune, encre noire, lavis gris, lavis brun, graphite. Cette pièce mesure H. en m 0,232 ; L. en m 0,330. Cette pièce remonte à la 18e siècle. Détail à relever : né en 1721 ; mort en 1786.
Creation context
C'est sous l'influence de la 18e siècle que SAINT-AUBIN Charles Germain de donne vie à Le malade. Aujourd'hui parmi les pièces les plus visitées du musée du Louvre, cette œuvre rappelle un chapitre fondamental de l'histoire artistique, celui d'une époque où la création se réinvente en permanence.
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