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Allégorie à la gloire de Voltaire (1773 - 1783)
Robert-Guillaume Dardel1773 - 1783 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1821)
Specifications
- Year
- 1773 - 1783
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1749–1821
About the artwork
"Allégorie à la gloire de Voltaire" (1773 - 1783) is a work by Robert-Guillaume Dardel. Mythology in brief: In European academies, history and mythological subjects ranked highest among painting genres, so they often appear on a large scale and with ambitious compositions. Artists from the Renaissance to the Symbolists returned to myth to explore love, power, fate, and transformation. About the period around 1773 - 1783: The eighteenth century began with the light, ornamental Rococo, especially in France, and moved towards the clarity and antique references of Neoclassicism by the end of the century. In Japan, ukiyo-e woodblock printing flourished in the Edo period and made colour prints a popular and affordable art form. The catalogue places it in Mythology. The format is landscape.
"Allégorie à la gloire de Voltaire" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
French, 1749–1821
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