En raison d’un arrêté de fermeture des établissements publics d’Orléans samedi 24 et dimanche 25 octobre, le musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans, l’Hôtel Cabu – musée d’Histoire et d’Archéologie, ainsi que la Maison de Jeanne d’Arc seront exceptionnellement fermés tout le week-end.
La Nuit des Ombres, prévue ce samedi 24 octobre, de 20h à minuit, est donc annulée.
Le musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans fermera exceptionnellement à 13h vendredi 23 octobre. L’Hôtel Cabu – musée d’Histoire et d’Archéologie sera quant à lui fermé les jeudi 22 et vendredi 23 octobre. Le centre de ressources des Beaux-Arts est exceptionnellement fermé jeudi 22 octobre après-midi.
Nous espérons vous retrouver nombreux à partir de la semaine prochaine.
Date: 1550–1599
Field: Sculpture Technique(s): Stone Dimensions: Height: 87 cm; width: 199 cm; depth: 18 cm Inventory number: A.154
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This bas-relief from a mantelpiece depicts the young Roman Clelia making her heroic crossing of the Tiber as described by Titus Livius. Her victories against the Etruscan king Porsenna in 507 BC made her a major figure in the early days of the Roman Republic. Delivered as a hostage by the Romans to Porsenna, Clelia managed to escape with other prisoners. The consul sent them back to enemy territory, but the Etruscan king, impressed by the young woman's courage, authorized her to return to Rome with several of her companions.
This bas-relief adorned the mantelpiece of a house in rue des Bouteilles. The artist drew his inspiration from the sculpted decor of the Château de Fontainebleau. In particular, he used the figures of the faun and the young girl. The framing of the central scene, originally painted, was intended to give the illusion of a painting surrounded by elements sculpted in bas-relief. The reference to mythology and the visual interplay of painting and sculpture are characteristic of the Mannerist style, also known as the Fontainebleau school in France, where this movement found its greatest expression.
Provenance
Old collection of the Musée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie d'Orléans.
