| Alkotó | |
|---|---|
| Kultúra | French |
| Készítés ideje | first half of the 18th century |
| Tárgytípus | painting |
| Anyag, technika | oil on canvas |
| Méret | 57 x 69 cm |
| Leltári szám | 57.6 |
| Gyűjtemény | Old Master Paintings |
| Kiállítva | Museum of Fine Arts, Second Floor, European Art 1700-1850, Gallery XXVIII |
The expert eye will quickly recognise that the model of the painting on display here might have been Antoine Watteau’s famous work Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera. Quillard, who died tragically young, was a pupil and an excellent follower of the French rococo master. Unlike in Watteau’s work, the distinguished party is not leaving but arriving on the island of love, where a statue of Venus, set up in an ancient circular temple, welcomes the ladies and their cavaliers as they disembark from the barge. Choreographed, dance-like movements and staged settings convey an atmosphere of affected conversation and courtship. Spirit, charm, and the enjoyment of life permeate the courteous scene, which is made dreamlike by the floating, mischievous amorettos, the soft lights filtered through the sea mist, and the pastel-like colours.
Pigler, Andor, Katalog der Galerie Alter Meister, 1-2. Museum der Bildenden Künste, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest. 2, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1967, p. 188.
Szigethi, Ágnes – Nyerges, Éva – Ruzsa, György – Barkóczi, István – Tátrai, Vilmos, Tátrai, Vilmos (ed.), Old Masters’ Gallery; A Summary Catalogue of Italian, French, Spanish and Greek Paintings: Museum of Fine Arts Budapest 1, Budapest, 1991, p. 114.
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