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Engravings of Endymion and Venus after Girodet, early 19th century

Name: Engravings of Endymion and Venus after Girodet, early 19th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: LV1VPDHSHV
Price: 3100 EUR
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Set of two 19th century engravings. One represents Endymion after "Moon effect said endymion's sleep" by Girodet engraved by H.G. Chatillon in Paris in 1810. It is "dedicated to Mr. Trioson Doctor of Medicine Former Doctor of the Camps and Armies of France by his adopted sons A.-L. Girodet-Trioson, Member of the Legion of Honor and of the painting academies of Rome and Florence". It is a naked shepherd, asleep on a leopard skin and a blue fabric bathed in the rays of the moon that Zephyr, with butterfly wings, allows to filter through a bush. At his feet, his dog and his weapons are scattered. The original painting is kept in the Louvre Museum.

The other represents the goddess Venus on the waters after Bernardino Nocchi made by Giovanni Folo Venelo in Rome. It represents the goddess lying on a conch covered with white and blue fabrics pushed by two Cupids on a dolphin. Above her stands a cherub holding two birds bound by a string. On the shore, there are Italian architectures in rocks and two putti guarding the chariot of the goddess. A similar engraving is kept at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
The two paintings are in carved and gilded wooden frames decorated with moldings, a frieze of palmettes and a stripe of hearts.

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Additional Information

Style	Empire Style, Consulat (Engravings, Prints of Empire Style, Consulat Style)
Period	19th century (Engravings, Prints 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	H.G. Chatillon & Bernardino Nocchi
Width (cm)	72
Height (cm)	60
Materials	Paper
Internal reference	3247