{"id":5889,"date":"2018-11-26T16:52:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T16:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.russianartcollection.com\/product\/venus-i-cupid\/"},"modified":"2023-06-18T15:50:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T15:50:37","slug":"venus-and-cupid","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.russianartcollection.com\/en\/product\/venus-and-cupid\/","title":{"rendered":"VENUS AND CUPID"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e8vres Porcelain Factory<\/strong> (French: Manufacture nationale de S\u00e8vres).<\/p>\n

S\u00e8vres is a small town near Paris, located in one of the most picturesque parts of France, near the famous Saint-Cloud Park. The factory which made the town famous all over the world is located under a high hill, below the park.<\/p>\n

The factory was originally founded in a castle in Vincennes and it manufactured mainly soft-paste porcelain products. From 1745 the factory had monopoly on porcelain production and it attracted the best artists, designers and jewelers.<\/p>\n

The patron of the Vincennes and later S\u00e8vres manufactory was Louis XV. Madame de Pompadour showed a keen interest in the affairs of the factory which was later named the Royal Porcelain Manufactory. In 1756 the factory was moved to S\u00e8vres.
\nIn the 1760s the Royal Porcelain Manufactory became indisputable leader in the production of luxury porcelain, surpassing the best Meissen samples. Annual exhibitions are held.<\/p>\n

Famous artist Fran\u00e7ois Boucher, \u201cthe first royal painter\u201d, worked at the factory. Rich and amazingly pure colors of the paintings on porcelain are one of the main characteristics of the S\u00e8vres porcelain. Colors of the S\u00e8vres porcelain differed in brightness and purity of the color, and paintings themselves stand out by variety of motifs and mastery of the artists.<\/strong>
\nFlowers became favorite motifs of the artists of the factory. The themes of the S\u00e8vres porcelain paintings are especially interesting. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Cupids on the clouds or in a landscape are made in one tone: purple or blue and can be found in early works of the factory. Later the artists used popular themes and turned Cupids into child gardeners or little fishermen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

S\u00e8vres Porcelain Factory<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Plaque \u201cVenus and Cupid\u201d<\/strong>
\nYear 1863<\/p>\n

Artist: Fran\u00e7ois Richard (1814-?)
\nArtist at the Serves Porcelain Factory from 1832 to 1875<\/p>\n

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Plaque is made after the painting \u201cVenus and Cupid\u201d by the famous French artist Fran\u00e7ois Boucher, \u201cthe first royal painter\u201d, who worked at the S\u00e8vres Porcelain Factory.
\nThe rich and surprisingly clear color of the plaque is one of the main characteristics of the S\u00e8vres porcelain. The colors of the S\u00e8vres porcelain stand out by their brightness, and the painting itself by variety of motifs and mastery of the artists.<\/p>\n

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Signed bottom middle: Richard S\u00e8vres<\/p>\n

Porcelain, overglaze polychrome painting
\n38.7 x 34.4 (oval)
\nS\u00e8vres label on biscuit: S.51<\/p>\n

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Inscription in French on the back of the plaque:
\nPeinture au demi grand feu
\n1 r feu 15 Julliet
\n2 e idem 10 Septembre
\n1863<\/p>\n

Translation from French:
\nPainting fired at middle high temperature.
\n1st firing June 15th heating
\n2nd September 10th
\n1863<\/p>\n

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Inscription on the back of the original frame:
\nNOM DE L\u2019ARTISTE: RICHARD FRAN\u00c7OIS
\nTITRE DE L\u2019OUVRAGE: UNE JEUNE \u2026. ENFANT \u2116 21
\nImp. Kugelmann.<\/p>\n

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Translation:
\nName of the artist: Fran\u00e7ois Boucher
\nThe title of the painting: Girl with a child<\/p>\n

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PROVENANCE:<\/strong>
\nThe plaque was purchased at the beginning of XX century by the great grandfather of the current owner.<\/p>\n

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EXPERTISE:<\/strong>
\nP. M. Tretyakov independent art research & expertise, expert conclusion \u041e\u0414\u041f 12843, \u2116 8235-38 dated April 4, 2019.<\/p>\n

This work of art has great historic, artistic and museum value.<\/p>\n

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LITERATURE:<\/strong><\/p>\n