Caption

Allegorical title page, Honneur au Génie de la Peinture, ornamental print, Allegorical representation. Minerva honours the genius of painting who pulls back the curtain, revealing the painting 'The Oath of the Horatii' by Jacques-Louis David. Part (1r. Cah. f. 1e) of the print album with two series of a total of 138 ornamental prints by Beauvallet and Normand, 'Fragmens d'Ornemens dans le Style Antique'., printmaker: Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, Paris, after design by Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, calligrapher: Beaublé fils, publisher: Jacques-Louis Bance, 1820, Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, Beaublé fils, Jacques-Louis Bance, printmaker, calligrapher, publisher, paper, etching, height 0 mm x width 0 mm, picture, painting, ornaments, art, 'Genio' (Ripa), specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva, Minerva as patroness - veneration, honored by, A large draped curtain frames the scene with decorative edging and two bird figures perched at the top corners and a carved face at the center top; beneath the curtain a seated robed woman wearing a helmet or crown lifts a laurel wreath toward a nude child with wings who stands on a small platform while another small nude child sits at the platform holding a tool; to the left a standing draped male figure with a quiver on his back is partially visible; to the right, behind the curtain, a raised stage shows several small figures in animated poses and a boat in the foreground of that stage; foreground objects include an ornate pedestal with a lamp, a decorated box or chest, a lyre, and various vessels and sculptural elements; intricate linework and shading define clothing folds, musculature, facial features, and architectural details throughout the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_281

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49.6Mb (5.4Mb) / 10.6in x 18.1in / 3193 x 5426 (300dpi)

Keywords

Allegorical title page Honneur au Génie de la Peinture ornamental print Allegorical representation Minerva honours genius painting pulls back curtain revealing Oath Horatii Jacques-Louis David Part 1r Cah f 1e print album two series total 138 ornamental prints Beauvallet Normand Fragmens d'Ornemens dans le Style Antique printmaker Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet Paris design calligrapher Beaublé fils publisher Jacques-Louis Bance 1820 paper etching height 0 mm x width 0 mm picture ornaments art Genio Ripa specific aspects allegorical aspects Minerva patroness - veneration honored large draped frames scene decorative edging two bird figures perched top corners carved face center top beneath seated robed woman wearing helmet crown lifts laurel wreath nude child wings stands small platform another small nude child sits platform holding tool left standing draped male figure quiver back partially visible right raised stage several small figures animated poses boat foreground stage foreground objects include ornate pedestal lamp decorated box chest lyre various vessels sculptural elements intricate linework shading define clothing folds musculature facial features architectural details composition