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René Antoine Houasse
(1645 - 27th May, 1710)
Europe enlevée par Jupiter métamorphosé en taureau
1676
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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Gérard Blot
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/
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Keywords:
mythological scene
Europe (mythology)
kidnapping
bull (animal)
trompe l'oeil
metamorphosis
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About the artwork
Title:
Europe enlevée par Jupiter métamorphosé en taureau
Techniques:
painting (technique)
monochrome
coating
Inventory number:
MV8869
Detail:
Vue intérieure, grands appartements, salon de Vénus, extrémité ouest : médaillon rond
Location:
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
About the author(s)
Author:
René Antoine Houasse
Also known as:
Rene Antoine Houasse
Rene Antoine Ouasse
René-Antoine Ouasse
Born:
1645
Dead:
27th May, 1710
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
René-Antoine Houasse
(c. 1645–1710) was a decorative French painter. He was a pupil of Charles Le Brun, under whose direction he worked at the Manufacture des Gobelins, and with whom he worked on the decoration of the Château de Versailles. He was the director of the French Academy in Rome from 1699 to 1704. His son was Michel Ange Houasse, a painter of genre scenes.
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