File:Jean Huber self-portrait.jpg
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| Object type | Self-portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Self-portrait of Jean Huber seen from 3/4 back, bust. Is doing the portrait of Voltaire. Turned his head to look at the viewer. With his right hand, he paints. Wear a light gray coat and a cap of the same color draped over your head. The portrait of Voltaire wearing a long curly wig is already well advanced. In the back of the painter, in the foreground, a hawk. It recalls the first of the painter's two passions: hunting. To the right of the bird, a violin is placed flat, in representation of his second passion, musical.
Français : Autoportrait de Jean Huber vu de 3/4 de dos, en buste. Est en train de faire le portrait de Voltaire. A tourné la tête pour regarder le spectateur. De sa main droite, il peint. Porte un habit gris clair et un bonnet de la même couleur drapé sur la tête. Le portrait de Voltaire portant une longue perruque bouclée est déjà bien avancé. Dans le dos du peintre, au 1er plan, on aperçoit un faucon. Il rappelle la première des deux passions du peintre: la chasse. A droite de l'oiseau, un violon est posé à plat, en représentation de sa deuxième passion, musicale. |
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Jean Huber (1721-1786) Voltaire (1694-1778) |
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| Date | 1773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | pastel on paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 65 cm (25.5 in); width: 51 cm (20 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.lausanne.ch/collections-musees/?artistes=Huber%2C%20Jean&id=114882&sort=pertinence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 14:58, 16 April 2021 | | 469 × 591 (105 KB) | Excommunicato | cropped |
| 14:51, 16 April 2021 |  | 491 × 640 (241 KB) | Excommunicato | Uploaded a work by Jean Huber from https://www.lausanne.ch/collections-musees/?keywords=Voltaire&page=7&id=114882&sort=pertinence with UploadWizard |
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