The Idyll (Gérôme)
| The Idyll | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean-Léon Gérôme |
| Year | 1852 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas, academic art |
| Dimensions | 212.1 cm × 155.9 cm (83.5 in × 61.4 in) |
| Location | Musée Massey, Tarbes |
The Idyll (French: L'Idylle) is an 1852 oil painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. [1] [2] Produced in the Neo-Grec style, the art critic Théophile Gautier suggested it as inspired by the novel Daphnis and Chloe from the classical era.[3] It is also known by the alternative title Daphnis and Chloe.
The painting was exhibited at the Salon of 1853 in Paris.[4] It later featured in the Paris Exposition of 1900. Today it is in the collection of the Musée Massey in Tarbes. [5]
References
- ^ Ackermann p. 24
- ^ De Font-Réaulx, Des Cars & Papet p.66
- ^ https://musees-occitanie.fr/oeuvre/daphnis-et-chloe/
- ^ https://salons.musee-orsay.fr/Detail/objects/60896
- ^ https://musees-occitanie.fr/oeuvre/daphnis-et-chloe/
Bibliography
- Ackermann, Gerald M. Jean-Léon Gérôme: His Life, His Work. ACR Edition, 1997.
- De Font-Réaulx, Dominique, Des Cars, Laurence & Papet, Édouard. 'The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme". University of California Press, 2010