id:			74636
accession number:	2018.47
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.47
updated:		2022-10-28 19:55:56.690000

La Sagesse, late 18th- early 19th century. Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard (French, 1781–1850). Graphite, pen and black ink, and gray and black washes; sheet: 39.4 x 27.8 cm (15 1/2 x 10 15/16 in.); secondary support: 39.6 x 28 cm (15 9/16 x 11 in.); tertiary support: 49.2 x 36.3 cm (19 3/8 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.47

title:				La Sagesse
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creation date:			late 18th- early 19th century
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	Graphite, pen and black ink, and gray and black washes
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard (French, 1781–1850)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 39.4 x 27.8 cm (15 1/2 x 10 15/16 in.); Secondary Support: 39.6 x 28 cm (15 9/16 x 11 in.); Tertiary Support: 49.2 x 36.3 cm (19 3/8 x 14 5/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower left corner, in graphite: Alex E. Fragonard, fils; lower center, in graphite: La Sagesse dessin de la Revolution
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	inscription:	tertiary support: lower center, in brown ink: Alexandre Evariste FRAGONARD. / 1780.-1850.
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	inscription:	verso of support: lower right corner, in graphite: R49588 / 791.30
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digital description: 
Fragonard’s grisaille drawing portrays a sculpted personification of Wisdom, identified by the inscription “Sagesse” along her forehead. She is seated on a stone throne, decorated with two other female personifications on either side. Characterized as a righteous woman, Wisdom lifts her right arm in an authoritative gesture while clutching her traditional attribute, a crown of stars, in her other hand.

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.47/2018.47_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.47/2018.47_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.47/2018.47_full.tif