File:Sir Edward John Poynter lesbia and her sparrowFXD.jpg
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editEdward Poynter: Lesbia and her Sparrow
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| Title |
Lesbia and her Sparrow
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
Français : Lesbia et son moineau, huile sur toile d'Edward Poynter (1907). Le tableau représente Lesbie, personnages récurrent des élégies du poète romain Catulle qui la présente comme la femme qu'il aime. Le tableau s'inspire en particulier du poème 3 dans lequel Catulle évoque la mort du moineau apprivoisé de sa maîtresse. |
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| Date | 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 49 cm (19.2 in); width: 37 cm (14.5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
Wolf Harris Esq., by 1922; Oswald J. Finney Esq.; Christies Rome, Belli Arazzi, Mobili, Francesi e Inglesi Dipinti Tapetti Oriental e Argenteria, 25-26th May 1972, lot 349; M. Newman Ltd., London, by 1972; Christies, London, 30th Nov 1984, lot 82, where purchased by the current owner; Private collection, UK. |
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| Exhibition history |
London, Royal Academy 1907, no. 39; London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of Works by Recently Deceased Members of the Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition, 1922, no. 147, lent by Wolf Harris Esq.; M. Newman Ltd, Art in Europe, 1840-1950, 8-24th November 1972, no. 15. |
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| Inscriptions |
Signature and date bottom left: 19 EJB 07
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| Source/Photographer |
This file was derived from: Sir Edward John Poynter lesbia and her sparrow.jpg: |
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