Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour
Benvenuto Cellini : Acte III – La Fonte du Persée
1882-1892
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Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour
Benvenuto Cellini : Acte III – La Fonte du Persée
1882-1892
Physical Qualities
Lithograph on chine collé, Sheet: 344 × 253 mm. (13 9/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Image: 228 × 154 mm. (9 × 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.5461
Benvenuto Cellini kneeling before his statue of Perseus. An illustration to Jullien's "Hector Berlioz, sa vie et ses oeuvres" (Paris: Librairie de l'Art, 1888) depicting a scene from Berlioz's opera "Benvenuto Cellini."
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Inscribed: Below the image to the rt., in graphite, "h. fantin"
Markings: CM: Maryland Institute Lucas Collection (Lugt 1695c)
Artist
Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour
1835–1903
French, 1836 - 1904
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