Category:Roman Charity by Mellin (Louvre RF 1985-81)
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Charles Mellin: Roman Charity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roman Charity Cimon and Pero |
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Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | history painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | between 1627 and 1628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | height: 96 cm (37.7 in); width: 73 cm (28.7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current location |
Peinture française, room 12: Les peintres de Louis XIII. Richelieu, 2nd floor. This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Paintings). |
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RF 1985-81 |
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Object history |
1985: purchased |
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Français : Le sujet dérive d'une anecdote racontée par l'historien romain Valère Maxime : Cimon, condamné à mourir de faim en prison, fut nourri par sa fille Pero qui l'allaitait en le visitant chaque jour. |
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References | Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 1138Joconde database: entry 00000104634 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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painting by Charles Mellin | |||||
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Depicts | woman, breastfeeding, man and prison | ||||
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Location | Room 828, Richelieu Wing, Louvre Palace, 1st arrondissement of Paris, Paris Centre, Paris, Grand Paris, France | ||||
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Media in category "Roman Charity by Mellin (Louvre RF 1985-81)"
The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
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Charles Mellin - Roman Charity - WGA14770.jpg 900 × 1,171; 125 KB
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Cimon and Pero - Charles Mellin.jpg 516 × 700; 298 KB
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Roman Charity by Mellin Louvre RF 1985-81 n01.jpg 2,763 × 3,610; 4.66 MB
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Not a bad place to take refuge! (8436600995).jpg 509 × 700; 76 KB
Categories:
- Charles Mellin
- 1620s paintings from France
- 1620s paintings in the Louvre
- 1620s mythological paintings
- 1620s oil on canvas paintings in France
- Mythological paintings in the Louvre
- Women looking left in art
- Men facing right in art
- Louvre Museum - Room 828
- Paintings of Roman Charity
- 17th-century paintings of breastfeeding