Lot n° 105
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 780EUR
Paul Louis CYFFLÉ (1724–1806), after a model for the Lunévil - Lot 105
Paul Louis CYFFLÉ (1724–1806), after a model for the Lunéville Manufactory.
"Renaud and Armide"
Group sculpture in improved pipe clay
H_29.5 cm D_25.5 cm
Chips. Missing pieces.
Literary successes were a source of inspiration for artists in the 18th century. Published in 1580, Tasso’s *Jerusalem Delivered* is one of the greatest Italian epic poems, recounting the First Crusade led by Godfrey of Bouillon. The work notably features the love story between the Saracen sorceress Armide and the Christian knight Renaud, which inspired several operas, including Lully’s *Armide*. Although she wishes to take revenge on Renaud, Armide finds him asleep and defenseless thanks to her enchantments, but refrains from killing him when she succumbs to his charm. This scene of love and self-sacrifice was depicted by Paul-Louis Cyfflé around 1770 in a sculptural group inspired by a painting by Carle Van Loo. The composition highlights the sensuality of the figures and symbolizes the triumph of love over vengeance.
Bibliography:
-MOREY (Prosper), *Les statuettes dites de terre de Lorraine*, Nancy, Crépin-Leblond, 1871, p. 37.
-NOËL (Maurice), entry in DECKER (Emile) (ed.) *Céramique Lorraine, Masterpieces of the 18th and 19th Centuries* [exh. cat., Nancy, Musée lorrain-Atlanta, High Museum, 1990–1991], Nancy, Éditions Serpenoise, Presses Universitaires de Nancy and the General Council, 1990, p. 185.
-NOËL (Maurice), “Collectors of Lorraine Earthenware Statuettes,” *Le Pays lorrain*, Nancy, 1998, pp. 37–38.
-HECKENBENNER (Dominique), “Niderviller Earthenware,” Collections of the Musée du Pays de Sarrebourg, 2002, p. 43.
-HORIOT (Maïté), “Paul-Louis Cyfflé and Lorraine Pottery in the 18th and 19th Centuries in the Collections of the Musée Historique Lorrain,” master’s thesis in art history under the supervision of François PUPIL and Francine ROZE, University of Nancy 2, 2002–2003, pp. 120–121, no. 54.
-CALAME (Catherine), “Cyfflé, Master Craftsman of Clay: His Lorraine Earthenware Statuettes and Their Reproductions by Regional Manufacturers” [exh. cat., “Cyfflé, Master Craftsman of Clay,” Saint-Clément, August 1–17, 2009], Lunéville, Association of Friends of Antique Earthenware of Lunéville Saint-Clément, Tourist Office, and Château des Lumières, 2009, pp. 160–166.
-GUENOT, Jeannine; LEVIEUGE, Évelyne; and Guy, entry in FRANZ (Thierry) and PHILIPPOT (Alain), Musée du château des Lumières Lunéville: 10 Years of Acquisitions Revealed, [exh. cat., “Behind the Scenes at the Museum: 10 Years of Acquisitions Revealed,” Lunéville, April 29–November 12, 2017], Ars-sur-Moselle, Serge Domini Publishing, 2017, p. 149.
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