| 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.
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.
Description
The foreground shows the family tombs of Gros and Dufresne. The Italianate aspect of the landscape is similar to landscapes made by the artist in Italy:
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Vue de Florence
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Vue de Naples
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Vue de Rome
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Tombe Gros et Dufresne
References
- ^ Base Joconde: Reference no. 05620000420, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
- Photo of the monument to Baron Gros
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- 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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