Les sources iconographiques des peintures à sujet médiéval du musée de l’Histoire de France de Versailles

In an attempt to revive the medieval past of France with their work for the Musée de l’Histoire de France, the painters commissioned by Louis-Philippe drew inspiration from a variety of different sources. The most evident are the Gaignières collection, Montfaucon’s Les Monumens de la Monarchie Franç...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9f35ee926a9e49cfae6328eeb5daa7d92021-12-02T10:50:26ZLes sources iconographiques des peintures à sujet médiéval du musée de l’Histoire de France de Versailles1958-927110.4000/crcv.21304https://doaj.org/article/9f35ee926a9e49cfae6328eeb5daa7d92021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/crcv/21304https://doaj.org/toc/1958-9271In an attempt to revive the medieval past of France with their work for the Musée de l’Histoire de France, the painters commissioned by Louis-Philippe drew inspiration from a variety of different sources. The most evident are the Gaignières collection, Montfaucon’s Les Monumens de la Monarchie Françoise, and the research conducted by Alexandre Lenoir for his Musée des Monuments Français. These sources allowed them to provide a historical foundation for the events represented in their paintings. However, as they were pressed for time, they also had to copy less well-documented works or rush through their research; this is particularly striking in the heraldry representations. Finally, the sources they chose were clearly selected with eloquence in mind. As the Louis-Philippe museum had educational aims, scenes had to be understandable and legible. Ultimately, this is why the painters did not hesitate to draw on commonplaces or renowned compositions.Hélène de CarbonnièresCentre de Recherche du Château de VersaillesarticleiconographyMusée de l’Histoire de FranceMiddle AgesheraldryLouis-PhilippeAlexandre LenoirFine ArtsNHistory of the artsNX440-632History of FranceDC1-947ENFRBulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles (2021)
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topic iconography
Musée de l’Histoire de France
Middle Ages
heraldry
Louis-Philippe
Alexandre Lenoir
Fine Arts
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History of the arts
NX440-632
History of France
DC1-947
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Musée de l’Histoire de France
Middle Ages
heraldry
Louis-Philippe
Alexandre Lenoir
Fine Arts
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History of the arts
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History of France
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Hélène de Carbonnières
Les sources iconographiques des peintures à sujet médiéval du musée de l’Histoire de France de Versailles
description In an attempt to revive the medieval past of France with their work for the Musée de l’Histoire de France, the painters commissioned by Louis-Philippe drew inspiration from a variety of different sources. The most evident are the Gaignières collection, Montfaucon’s Les Monumens de la Monarchie Françoise, and the research conducted by Alexandre Lenoir for his Musée des Monuments Français. These sources allowed them to provide a historical foundation for the events represented in their paintings. However, as they were pressed for time, they also had to copy less well-documented works or rush through their research; this is particularly striking in the heraldry representations. Finally, the sources they chose were clearly selected with eloquence in mind. As the Louis-Philippe museum had educational aims, scenes had to be understandable and legible. Ultimately, this is why the painters did not hesitate to draw on commonplaces or renowned compositions.
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author Hélène de Carbonnières
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title Les sources iconographiques des peintures à sujet médiéval du musée de l’Histoire de France de Versailles
title_short Les sources iconographiques des peintures à sujet médiéval du musée de l’Histoire de France de Versailles
title_full Les sources iconographiques des peintures à sujet médiéval du musée de l’Histoire de France de Versailles
title_fullStr Les sources iconographiques des peintures à sujet médiéval du musée de l’Histoire de France de Versailles
title_full_unstemmed Les sources iconographiques des peintures à sujet médiéval du musée de l’Histoire de France de Versailles
title_sort les sources iconographiques des peintures à sujet médiéval du musée de l’histoire de france de versailles
publisher Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
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