Eugène Delacroix : Marphise
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Artiste |
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Titre |
Marphise |
Type d'objet |
peinture |
Description |
English: In his epic poem Orlando Furioso, Ludovico Ariosto relates how Marphise, the woman warrior, knocks the knight Pinabello off his horse after his lady had mocked Marphise's companion, the old woman Gabrina. In this scene, Pinabello lies on the ground, and his horse gallops off in the distance. The knight's lady, meanwhile, is forced to disrobe and give her fancy clothing to Gabrina. Marphise's horse, undisturbed by the drama, nonchalantly munches on the leaves overhead. Late in life, Delacroix frequently drew such subjects from 16th-century Italian literature, particularly from the works of Ludovico Ariosto and Torquato Tasso. In this late work, the artist has typically suppressed the delineation of the contours of the figures and relied on small strokes of unblended pigments to model their forms. |
Date |
1852 date QS:P571,+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Technique / matériaux |
huile sur toile medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
Dimensions |
hauteur : 82 cm ; largeur : 101 cm dimensions QS:P2048,82U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,101U174728 ; Framed hauteur : 116,8 cm ; largeur : 137,2 cm ; profondeur : 13,3 cmdimensions QS:P2048,116.8U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,137.2U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,13.3U174728 |
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
Numéro d’inventaire |
37.10 |
Lieu de fabrication |
France |
Historique de conservation |
- Bonnet [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase
- Bonnet Collection Sale, February 19, 1853, no. 9
- Bulloz, 1853, by purchase
- Anonymous Sale, Hotel Drouot, May 20, 1881
- Collection Balay, ca. 1885 [mode of acquisition unknown]
- Knoedler & Co., New York, 1904 [mode of acquisition unknown]
- 1904 : acheté par Henry Walters, Baltimore
- 1931 : légué Walters Art Museum par Henry Walters
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Expositions |
Eugène Delacroix. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich; Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt am Main. 1987-1988. From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1951. Inaugural Exhibition at the Fort Worth Art Center. Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth. 1954. Delacroix: les dernières années. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. 1998-1999. Delacroix: The Music of Painting. Ordrupgaard, Charlottenlund. 2000. |
Attribution de l’acquisition |
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1904 |
Inscriptions |
[Signature] Lower left: Eug. Delacroix; [Date] Lower left: 1852 |
Références |
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Source |
Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork |
Autorisation (Réutilisation de ce fichier) |
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