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Un relief de Louis Le Conte acquis par le Louvre

18/5/14 - Acquisition - Paris, Musée du Louvre - C’est une belle acquisition que le département des sculptures du Louvre a pu effectuer chez Sotheby’s Paris, en achetant un relief en marbre resté invendu après la vacation du 14 mai dernier.


1. Louis Le Conte, dit Le Conte de Boulogne (1639-1694)
L’Espérance, vers 1693
Marbre - 41 x 56,3 cm
Paris, Musée du Louvre
Photo : Sotheby’s
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2. Louis Le Conte, dit Le Conte de Boulogne (1639-1694)
L’Espérance, vers 1693
Pierre - 153 x 217 cm
Paris, église des Invalides
Photo : D. R. (domaine public)
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L’œuvre représente L’Espérance, reconnaissable à l’ancre, et est due au ciseau de Louis Le Conte, dit Le Conte de Boulogne (ill. 1). Il s’agit d’une réduction…

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