Paris, Seen from the Heights of the Père Lachaise

Paris, Seen from the Heights of the Père Lachaise
ArtistLouise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont
Year1842–1859
Typeoil on canvas
Dimensions140 cm × 198 cm (55 in × 78 in)
LocationMusée des Augustins de Toulouse, Toulouse

Paris, Seen from the Heights of the Père Lachaise (French: Paris, vu des hauteurs du Père Lachaise) is a landscape painting made between 1842 and 1859 by Louise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont. The painting depicts Père Lachaise cemetery.[1]

History

The artist gave this painting to the Musée des Augustins de Toulouse in 1859, in memory of Augustine Dufresne (1789–1842), widow of Antoine-Jean Gros.

It was shown in the 1994 exhibition Toulouse à l'époque romantique.[1]

Description

The foreground shows the family tombs of Gros and Dufresne.[2] The Italianate aspect of the landscape is similar to landscapes made by the artist in Italy:

  • Vue de Florence
    Vue de Florence
  • Vue de Naples
    Vue de Naples
  • Vue de Rome
    Vue de Rome
  • Tombe Gros et Dufresne
    Tombe Gros et Dufresne

References

  1. ^ a b Base Joconde: Reference no. 05620000420, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ Photo of the monument to Baron Gros
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