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Preview image of work. oil on canvas, Le Triomphe de L'Amour (The Triumph of Love) 3583

1948.19

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Le Triomphe de L'Amour (The Triumph of Love)

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Artist

Charles Joseph Natoire (Nimes, France, 3/3/1700 - 8/29/1777, Castel Gandolfo, France)

Title

Le Triomphe de L'Amour (The Triumph of Love)

Creation Date

ca. 1736

Century

18th century

Dimensions

31 15/16 in. x 60 11/16 in. (81.12 cm. x 154.15 cm.)

Object Type

painting

Creation Place

Europe, France

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Susan Dwight Bliss

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1948.19

Le Triomphe de L'Amour (The Triumph of Love), along with L'Amour Vaincu (Love Vanquished) [1948.20], were originally part of a series of four that illustrate l’Histoire d’Amour, or the History of Love. The oblong shape of the paintings points to their original placement above the doors of a palatial room, perhaps in the Parisian Hôtel du Maréchal Tallard, built in 1728. Close inspection reveals that they were extended significantly to meet the demands of a new space. French eighteenth-century interior decoration imaginatively paired richly ornamented wood paneling, fireplace mantelpieces, furniture, decorative arts, and paintings in dialogue with each other. These installations often necessitated the adjustments of individual parts to fit the overall design.