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accession number: 1973.212
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Pan and Syrinx, 1720. Jean François de Troy (French, 1679–1752). Oil on canvas; framed: 123.5 x 159.5 x 12 cm (48 5/8 x 62 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 106 x 139 cm (41 3/4 x 54 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1973.212
title: Pan and Syrinx
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creation date: 1720
creation date earliest: 1720
creation date latest: 1720
current location: 215 French, German, and Dutch
creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture: France, 18th century
technique: oil on canvas
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: P - French 18th Century
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Jean François de Troy (French, 1679–1752) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 123.5 x 159.5 x 12 cm (48 5/8 x 62 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 106 x 139 cm (41 3/4 x 54 3/4 in.)
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inscription: Signed lower center: "De Troy 1720"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1973
opening date: 1974-01-30T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1973. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
date: 1973-
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(Herner Wengraf/Old Masters Galleries, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: 1973
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(Christie’s, London, sale, June 29, 1973, no. 93, sold to Herner Wengraf)
date: 1973
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George Ortiz [1927-2013], Geneva, consigned to Christie’s
date: Untiel 1973
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Graziella Patiño de Ortiz-Linares [b. c. 1908-1980], to her son, George Ortiz
date: After 1934-before 1973
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Page?1
date: 1934-
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* 1"Page" is written in as the buyer of this painting in the Galerie Charpentier auction catalogue. His or her identity, and whether he or she was a collector, a dealer, or an agent for Graziella Patiño de Ortiz-Linares, the subsequent owner, is unknown at this point.
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(Galerie Charpentier, Paris, Chaix d’Est-Ange sale, Dec. 11, 1934, lot 46, sold to “Page”)
date: 1934
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Family of Gustave Chaix d’Est-Ange III, consigned to Galerie Charpentier
date: 1923-1934
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Gustave Chaix d’Est-Ange III [1863-1923], by descent to his family
date: 1917-1923
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Jeanne Sipière Chaix d’Est-Ange [1843-1917], to her son, Gustave Chaix d’Est-Ange III
date: 1882-1917
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Subjects drawn from classical mythology posed a challenge for painters: they demanded skill in depicting the human body in complex poses, as well as knowledge of ancient texts and an ability to interpret them imaginatively. Jean François de Troy’s rich colors and voluptuous figure types were ideal for depicting the sorts of mythological subjects favored by his elite patrons, which generally focused on themes of love. In a myth recounted in the Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the nymph Syrinx fled from the lecherous advances of the god Pan. Trapped at the edge of a river, she begged for a way to escape, and the gods transformed her into reeds. Pan later gathered these reeds to form the pan pipes, the musical instrument forever associated with him.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art. European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
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Christie, Manson & Woods. Highly Important Pictures by Old Masters: The Properties of the Parish of All Hallows Berkyngechirche by the Tower ... and from Other Sources, Which Will Be Sold at Auction by Christie, Manson & Woods ... Friday, June 29, 1973. London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1973.
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Cleveland Museum of Art. European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
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Christie, Manson & Woods. Highly Important Pictures by Old Masters: The Properties of the Parish of All Hallows Berkyngechirche by the Tower ... and from Other Sources, Which Will Be Sold at Auction by Christie, Manson & Woods ... Friday, June 29, 1973. London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1973.
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Cleveland Museum of Art. European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
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Christie, Manson & Woods. Highly Important Pictures by Old Masters: The Properties of the Parish of All Hallows Berkyngechirche by the Tower ... and from Other Sources, Which Will Be Sold at Auction by Christie, Manson & Woods ... Friday, June 29, 1973. London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1973.
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Cleveland Museum of Art. European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
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Christie, Manson & Woods. Highly Important Pictures by Old Masters: The Properties of the Parish of All Hallows Berkyngechirche by the Tower ... and from Other Sources, Which Will Be Sold at Auction by Christie, Manson & Woods ... Friday, June 29, 1973. London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1973.
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Galerie Charpentier. Collection Chaix d’Est-Ange, partie de cette collection appartenant à Monsier le Comte de X….Tableaux anciens…don’t la vente…aura lieu à Paris, Galerie Jean Charpentier…11 décembre 1934. Paris, 1934.
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Cleveland Museum of Art. European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
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Galerie Charpentier. Collection Chaix d’Est-Ange, partie de cette collection appartenant à Monsier le Comte de X….Tableaux anciens…don’t la vente…aura lieu à Paris, Galerie Jean Charpentier…11 décembre 1934. Paris, 1934.
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Christie, Manson & Woods. Highly Important Pictures by Old Masters: The Properties of the Parish of All Hallows Berkyngechirche by the Tower ... and from Other Sources, Which Will Be Sold at Auction by Christie, Manson & Woods ... Friday, June 29, 1973. London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1973.
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Cleveland Museum of Art. European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
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Galerie Charpentier. Collection Chaix d’Est-Ange, partie de cette collection appartenant à Monsier le Comte de X….Tableaux anciens…don’t la vente…aura lieu à Paris, Galerie Jean Charpentier…11 décembre 1934. Paris, 1934.
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Christie, Manson & Woods. Highly Important Pictures by Old Masters: The Properties of the Parish of All Hallows Berkyngechirche by the Tower ... and from Other Sources, Which Will Be Sold at Auction by Christie, Manson & Woods ... Friday, June 29, 1973. London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1973.
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Cleveland Museum of Art. European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
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Galerie Charpentier. Collection Chaix d’Est-Ange, partie de cette collection appartenant à Monsier le Comte de X….Tableaux anciens…don’t la vente…aura lieu à Paris, Galerie Jean Charpentier…11 décembre 1934. Paris, 1934.
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Ann Tzeutschler Lurie, letter to Philipe-Gerard Chabert, Dec. 15, 1977, in CMA curatorial file.
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Philipe-Gerard Chabert, letter to Ann Tzeutschler Lurie, Aug. 8, 1978, in CMA curatorial file.
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Cleveland Museum of Art. European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
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Ann Tzeutschler Lurie, letter to Philipe-Gerard Chabert, Dec. 15, 1977, in CMA curatorial file.
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Philipe-Gerard Chabert, letter to Ann Tzeutschler Lurie, Aug. 8, 1978, in CMA curatorial file.
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Du Teil, Baron Josef. "La Collection Chaix d'Est-Ange." Les Arts VI, no. 67 (July 1907): 2-35.
page number: Mentioned: p. 18
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Talboot, William S. "Jean-Francois de Troy, Pan and Syrinx." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art LXI, no. 10 (October, 1974): 250-259.
page number: Reproduced: cover, p. 249, p. 250,
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"The Year in Review for 1973." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 61, no. 2 (1974): 31-78.
page number: Referenced: p. 74, cat. no. 44; Reproduced: p. 44
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25152513
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page number: Reproduced: p. 75
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 176
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
page number: Mentioned: p. 143-144; Reproduced: p. 144
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page number: Reproduced: p. 129, fig. 363
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page number: Reproduced: p. 216
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page number: Reproduced: pl. no. 1108
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page number: Reproduced: fig. 53, vol. 18-92
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page number: Reproduced: p. 84, p. 250
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Gustin-Gomez, Clémentine. L'avènement du plaisir dans la peinture française: de Le Brun à Watteau. Quétigny, France: Faton, 2011.
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IMAGES
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