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Plaster cast

Plaster cast

  • Place of origin:

    France (sculpted)

  • Date:

    1556 (sculpted)
    ca. 1888 (cast)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Goujon, Jean, born 1505 - died 1572 (after, sculptor)
    Mathivet, L. (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Plaster cast

  • Museum number:

    REPRO.1888-573

  • Gallery location:

    Sculpture, room 46a, case EWAL, shelf C

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Physical description

Plaster cast of a stone Lunette with the figures of 'La Guerre desarmée' and 'La Paix', by Jean Goujon, 1556, over a doorway in the façade of the Pavillon de l'Horloge in the Musée du Louvre

Place of Origin

France (sculpted)

Date

1556 (sculpted)
ca. 1888 (cast)

Artist/maker

Goujon, Jean, born 1505 - died 1572 (after, sculptor)
Mathivet, L. (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Plaster cast

Dimensions

Height: 239 cm, Width: 366 cm

Object history note

Purchased from Monsieur L. Mathivet in 1888 for £12 (300 francs)

Historical context note

Lunette with the figures of 'La Guerre desarmée' and 'La Paix' over a doorway in the façade of the Pavillon de l'Horloge in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

Descriptive line

Plaster cast of a stone Lunette with the figures of 'La Guerre desarmée' and 'La Paix', by Jean Goujon, 1556, over a doorway in the façade of the Pavillon de l'Horloge in the Musée du Louvre, cast by L. Mathivet, Paris, ca. 1888

Subjects depicted

War; Peace

Categories

Sculpture; Architecture

Collection code

SCP

Qr_O127875
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