Study for The Defeat of the Cimbri (Étude: La Défaite des Cimbres) / Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
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- Accession Number
- 1969/2.94
- Title
- Study for The Defeat of the Cimbri (Étude: La Défaite des Cimbres)
- Artist
- Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1803-1860
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- before 1834
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
- Dimensions
- 39.05 cm x 53.5 cm (15 3/8 in. x 21 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- study
- Physical Description
- Densely painted, this painting depicts a battle with figures both on foot and on horseback. Fallen figures in the foreground are mirrored by a line of figures still engaged in combat in the futher distance. The rump of a white horse at the left is balanced by another pale horse and rider (with banner) that approaches the viewer at right.
- Subject Matter
- A study for one of Decamps' most important works that was exhibitied in the Salon of 1834, this work depicts a battle in 101BCE of the Roman consul Marius against the Germanic tribe of the Cimbri. In palette and composition, this painting recalls the battle scenes of Delacroix.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- armed conflicts
- events
- how we live
- mammals
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- war
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3245 x 1918
- File Size
- 472 KB
- Record
- 1969/2.94
- Link to this Item
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"Study for The Defeat of the Cimbri (Étude: La Défaite des Cimbres); Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.94/1969_2.94.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
