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45 - FRENCH SCHOOL (LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY)A GROUP OF FOUR RELIGIOUS AND HISTORICAL SCENES,COMPRISING: THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT; THE FAMILY OFDARIUS BEFORE ALEXANDER; AND TWO UNIDENTIFIEDSUBJECTS, POSSIBLY DEPICTING SCENES FROM THE LEGENDOF SAINT URSULAPainted silkThe first two 27 x 43.5cm (10½ x 17in.);the latter two 25 x 37cm (9¾ x 14½in.) (4)This group of four silk sketches appear to be studies ofBaroque tapestry. When comparing these designs to contemporary tapestry panels,the works exhibit striking similarities in their figurative imagery, colourpalette, and their distinctive style of masque costume design. The term masquecostume refers to a fusion of Baroque or Renaissance fashion with classicaldress which creates a rich allegorical image of the ancient world.In particular the two sketches of the Story of Alexanderhold close parallels to an early eighteenth-century depiction of ‘The Historyof Alexander’ series by Charles Le Brun within the Royal Collection (RCIN1079). While specific composition of individual panels varies, the present lotshares a remarkably similar aesthetic, theatrical flare and narrativetreatment.
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FRENCH SCHOOL (LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY)A GROUP OF FOUR RELIGIOUS AND HISTORICAL SCENES,COMPRISING: THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT; THE FAMILY OFDARIUS BEFORE ALEXANDER; AND TWO UNIDENTIFIEDSUBJECTS, POSSIBLY DEPICTING SCENES FROM THE LEGENDOF SAINT URSULAPainted silkThe first two 27 x 43.5cm (10½ x 17in.);the latter two 25 x 37cm (9¾ x 14½in.) (4)This group of four silk sketches appear to be studies ofBaroque tapestry. When comparing these designs to contemporary tapestry panels,the works exhibit striking similarities in their figurative imagery, colourpalette, and their distinctive style of masque costume design. The term masquecostume refers to a fusion of Baroque or Renaissance fashion with classicaldress which creates a rich allegorical image of the ancient world.In particular the two sketches of the Story of Alexanderhold close parallels to an early eighteenth-century depiction of ‘The Historyof Alexander’ series by Charles Le Brun within the Royal Collection (RCIN1079). While specific composition of individual panels varies, the present lotshares a remarkably similar aesthetic, theatrical flare and narrativetreatment.
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