Le repos / Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

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Accession Number
1993/2.15
Title
Le repos
Artist Nationality
French
Artist Life Dates
1734-1781
Object Creation Date
1771
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
France (nation)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
France (nation)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Inscription
Signed and dated on the plate, l.l.: Le Prince. 1771 Inscribed on the plate, at bottom center: Le Repos / se vend à Paris chés l Auteur, Cour du Vieux Louvre
Dimensions
53.3 cm (21 in.)
Century
18th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
intaglio print
Secondary Object Type
etching and aquatint
Physical Description
In a large dark interior, and elderly couple standing in the shadows gestures towards a sleeping woman positioned in bright light in the foreground. Her clothing is in disarray, her breasts exposed, and garments used as makeshift drapery to screen her. At the lower left is a still life of an overturned basket with vegetables and eggs cascading onto the floor.
Subject Matter
Le Repos evidences a moralizing tenor that is common at this period. A disheveled, partly dressed young woman sleeps in the foreground while an elderly couple whisper and gesture towards her in the shadows at left. Although specifics of the scene are left unstated, the symbolism in the foreground of the overturned basket with broken eggs refers to the young woman’s lost virginity. Le Prince’s skills as a printmaker allow this print to assume all the complex nuances of a painting with its subtle tonal gradations and the richly described interior.
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Record
1993/2.15
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"Le repos; Jean-Baptiste Le Prince." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-2.15/1993_2.15.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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