Thursday, November 10, 2022

Small Paintings on Vellum at the Louvre

Jean Poyer
Angel of the Annunciation
ca. 1485-90
watercolor on vellum
(detached from a Book of Hours)
Musée du Louvre

Jean Poyer
Virgin of the Annunciation
ca. 1485-90
watercolor on vellum
(detached from a Book of Hours)
Musée du Louvre

Jean Pichore
Scene of Seduction at a Roman Banquet
ca. 1510
 gouache and watercolor on vellum
(detached from a manuscript of Ovid)
Musée du Louvre

Giulio Clovio after Raphael
Conversion of the Proconsul
ca. 1530-40
tempera on vellum
(Marino Grimani manuscript)
Musée du Louvre

Giulio Clovio after Raphael
The Theological Virtues
ca. 1530-40
tempera on vellum
(Marino Grimani manuscript)
Musée du Louvre

Master of Philippe de Lévis
Baptism of Christ, within Initial D
ca. 1534-35
pigment on vellum
(excised from manuscript)
Musée du Louvre

Hans Bol
St John the Baptist preaching
1589
gouache on vellum, mounted on panel
Musée du Louvre

Anonymous French Artist
Boar Hunt in Antiquity
17th century
gouache on vellum
Musée du Louvre

Anonymous French Artist
Christ on the Mount of Olives
17th century
gouache on vellum
Musée du Louvre

Jean Joubert
God the Father separating the Elements
ca. 1725
gouache on vellum, mounted on panel
(originally applied to furniture at Versailles)
Musée du Louvre

Jean Joubert
Return of the Dove to the Ark after the Deluge
ca. 1725
gouache on vellum, mounted on panel
(originally applied to furniture at Versailles)
Musée du Louvre

Jean Joubert
Column of Fire before the Tabernacle
ca. 1725
gouache on vellum, mounted on panel
(originally applied to furniture at Versailles)
Musée du Louvre

Jean Joubert
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
ca. 1725
gouache on vellum, mounted on panel
(originally applied to furniture at Versailles)
Musée du Louvre

Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Apollo and Daphne
ca. 1780
watercolor on vellum
Musée du Louvre

Anonymous French Artist
Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman
18th century
watercolor on vellum
Musée du Louvre

Market Forecast

Adjectives continue
their downward spiral,
with adverbs likely to follow.

Wisdom, grace, and beauty
can be had three for a dollar,
as they head for a recession.

Diaphanous, filigree,
pearlescent, and love
are now available
at wholesale prices. 

Verbs are still blue-chip investments,
but not many are willing to sell.

The image market is still strong,
but only for those rated AA or higher. 
Beware of cheap imitations
sold by the side of the road.

Only the most conservative
consider rhyme a good option,
but its success in certain circles
warrants a brief mention.

The ongoing search for fresh
metaphor has caused concern
among environmental activists,

who warn that both the moon and the sea
have measurably diminished
since the dawn of the Romantic era.

Latter-day prosodists are having to settle
for menial positions in poultry plants,
where an aptitude for repetitive rhythms
is considered a valuable trait.

The outlook for the future remains uncertain,
and troubled times may lie ahead.
Supply will continue to outpace demand,
and the best of the lot remain unread.

– Alexa Selph (2001)