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Israël Silvestre
(13th Aug, 1621 - 11th Oct, 1691)
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, vue et perspective générale des jardins
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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
formal garden
perspective
parterre de broderie
all-round view
landscape
fountain
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About the artwork
Title:
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, vue et perspective générale des jardins
Periods:
17th century
modern age
Techniques:
pen (drawing)
watercolour
black chalk
wash with brown
brown ink
Dimensions:
426 x 793
Inventory number:
INV33028-recto-folio20
Detail:
Album Silvestre Israël - Folio 20 rapporté au recto
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Israël Silvestre
Also known as:
Israel Silvestre
Israel Sylvestre
Israël Sylvestre
Born:
13th Aug, 1621
Dead:
11th Oct, 1691
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Israel Silvestre
(13 August 1621 in Nancy – 11 October 1691 in Paris), called
the Younger
to distinguish him from his father, was a prolific French draftsman, etcher and print dealer who specialized in topographical views and perspectives of famous buildings. Orphaned at an early age, he was taken in by his uncle in Paris, Israel Henriet, an etcher and print-seller, and friend of Jacques Callot. Between 1630 and 1650 Silvestre travelled widely in France, Spain and Italy, which he visited three…
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