id:			144666
accession number:	1969.29
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.29
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:24.488000

Louis XIV Captured by Venus, early 1670s. Studio of Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690), Adam Frans van der Meulen (Flemish, 1632–1690). Black chalk, graphite, and brush and gray wash; sheet: 29.2 x 40.8 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund 1969.29

title:				Louis XIV Captured by Venus
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creation date:			early 1670s
creation date earliest:		1670
creation date latest:		1679
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creditline:			Delia E. Holden Fund
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culture:	France, 17th century
technique:	black chalk, graphite, and brush and gray wash
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690)  - artist

* Adam Frans van der Meulen (Flemish, 1632–1690)  - background by

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measurements: Sheet: 29.2 x 40.8 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/16 in.)
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	description:	vellum or imitation vellum laid down on wood panel
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	inscription:	VERSO, ON WOOD PANEL, upper left,  in brown ink [on sticker]: Louis XIV / & / Duc[illegible] Montespan / by / Le Brun & / Van der Meulen ; [on same sticker] in graphite: [809?] ; center, in brown ink [on Schillersdorfer Schloss-Inventar sticker]: 47 ; upper left, in black paint: K6505 [sideways] ; upper left, in red crayon: AR 733 ; center right, in blue crayon: AR 733 ; lower center, in blue crayon: Iv. 2289
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

	title:		French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792
	opening date:   1982-02-02T05:00:00
	<i>French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 2-May 16, 1982).

	title:		Paper: The Continuous Thread
	opening date:   1982-08-31T04:00:00
	<i>Paper: The Continuous Thread</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 31-October 24, 1982).

	title:		The Lessons of the Academy
	opening date:   1983-02-08T05:00:00
	<i>The Lessons of the Academy</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 8-May 29, 1983).

	title:		French Drawings from the Collection
	opening date:   1994-12-13T05:00:00
	<i>French Drawings from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1994-March 12, 1995).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Baron N. de Rothschild, Schloss Schillersdorf and Vienna
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	Baron N. de Rothschild, Schloss Schillersdorf and Vienna
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