Retable de Sainte Apolline
Description
Reliquaire vitré avec cadre sculpté en bois doré. Paperolles agrémentant des reliques de Saint Constantin, Saint Boniface, Saint Innocent, Saint Apollinaire, Saint André, Saint Etienne, Saint Pamphile Saint Germain, Sainte olympe (?) En bas, couchée contre le bord de la boîte, une femme auréolée aux longs cheveux, robe blanche, manteau bleu et ceinture rose. Le personnage est sans pieds. L'auréole est composée de lamelles de laiton très fin. Les paperolles sont constituées de papiers colorés et dorés formant bouquets de fleurs ou rosaces. Le tout est fixé sur un damas rouge brodé de fil d'or par endroit. Deux pots de fleurs sont recouverts de soie ivoire agrémentée de perles plates en laiton. Au centre, sur une pierre tendre sculptée en bas relief figure une Descente de Croix.
Subject depicted
figures (sainte, auréole, saint, saint André, saint Etienne, saint Pamphile, sainte Olympe, sainte Apolline),scène biblique (descente de croix),ornementation (fleur orn)
About this work
The artwork titled "Retable de Sainte Apolline", attributed to anonyme, is preserved at musée de la faïence Frédéric Blandin. 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: arts décoratifs, croyances - coutumes, verrerie. It was created using the following materials and techniques: verre (étiré à la lampe), carton, papier, laiton. Its period of creation is identified as: 18th Century.
The Conserving Museum
musée de la faïence Frédéric Blandin preserves this work in its collections. As a « Musée de France » labeled museum, the institution is committed to preserving and showcasing the pieces entrusted to it.
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
Retable de Sainte Apolline, oeuvre de arts décoratifs, croyances - coutumes, verrerie, est due à anonyme et conservée au musée de la faïence Frédéric Blandin. Le procédé technique employé est verre (étiré à la lampe), carton, papier, laiton. Mesures : H. en cm 26 ; l. en cm 20,5 ; P. en cm 2,5. Le motif représenté : figures (sainte, auréole, saint, saint André, saint Etienne, saint Pamphile, sainte Olympe, sainte Apolline),scène biblique (descente de croix),ornementation (fleur orn). Cette réalisation date de la 18e siècle.
Creation context
C'est durant la 18e siècle que anonyme conçoit Retable de Sainte Apolline, porté par un élan de renouvellement artistique qui traverse alors le monde de la création. Le musée de la faïence Frédéric Blandin conserve aujourd'hui cette pièce née d'un moment historique singulier, où les conventions esthétiques sont remises en question et où de nouvelles voies s'ouvrent aux artistes les plus audacieux.
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