| Paris, Seen from the Heights of the Père Lachaise | |
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| Artist | Louise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont |
| Year | 1842–1859 |
| Type | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 140 cm × 198 cm (55 in × 78 in) |
| Location | Musée des Augustins de Toulouse, Toulouse |
Paris, Seen from the Heights of the Père Lachaise (French: 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]
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:
Vue de Florence
Vue de Naples
Vue de Rome
Tombe Gros et Dufresne
References
- 1 2 Base Joconde: Reference no. 05620000420, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
- ↑ Photo of the monument to Baron Gros
- Catalogue raisonné des tableaux du musée de Toulouse, Toulouse, ed. Viguier, 1864
- Notice RO 256, official website of the musée des Augustins
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