Paris, vu des hauteurs du Père Lachaise

Paris, vu des hauteurs du Père Lachaise is a landscape painting made between 1842 and 1859 by Louise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont. The painting depicts Père Lachaise cemetery.[1]

Paris, vu des hauteurs du Père Lachaise
ArtistLouise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont
Year1842–1859
Typeoil on canvas
LocationMusée des Augustins de Toulouse, Toulouse

History

The artist gave this painting to the Musée des Augustins de Toulouse in 1859, in memory of Augustine Dufresne (1789–1842), widow of Antoine-Jean Gros.

It was shown in the 1994 exhibition Toulouse à l'époque romantique.[1]

Description

The foreground shows the family tombs of Gros and Dufresne.[2] The Italianate aspect of the landscape is similar to landscapes made by the artist in Italy:

References

  1. "Joconde - catalogue - dictionnaires". culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  2. Photo of the monument to Baron Gros
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