Picart, Étienne (1632-1721), after Lanfranco, Giovanni (1582-1647; Italian) Séparation de St Peter and St Paul [The Separation of Saints Peter and Paul] 1679 Engraving Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.3-1) = Levey gift, cat.18 Lanfranco’s canvas, in Cardinal Mazarin’s collection by 1653, was acquired by Louis XIV in 1671. Transferred from Versailles
Picart, Étienne (1632-1721; French), after Domenichino (1581-1641; Italian) Ste Cecile chantant les loüanges de Dieu [St Cecilia singing the praises of God] Engraving Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.10-1) = Levey gift, cat.27 Domenichino’s canvas, painted in about 1617-18, was acquired by Louis XIV in 1662, together with the Concert by
Picart, Étienne (1632-1721; French), after Domenichino (1581-1641; Italian) (1560-1609; Italian) Jesus Christ dormant entre les bras de la Vierge, vulgairement appellée le Silence du Carrache [Madonna and Sleeping Christ Child with St John the Baptist] 1681 Engraving Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.2-1) = Levey gift, cat.9 This engraving reproduces a
Picart, Étienne (1632-1721), after Correggio (1489-1534; Italian) La Vertue Heroique victorieuse des vices… [Virtue triumphant over Vice] 1672 Engraving Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.5-1) = Levey gift, cat.36 The source canvas, painted for Isabella d’Este’s Mantua studiolo in about 1530, was one of several given to Cardinal Richelieu in about 1627,
Picart, Étienne (1632-1721), after Correggio (1489-1534; Italian) Jesus Christ espouse Ste Catherine [The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine] Engraving Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.6-1) = Levey gift, cat.26 Correggio’s panel was painted c.1526-7 for a friend of the painter, a doctor in Modena. Later, it was owned by Cardinal
Picart, Étienne (1632-1721), after Correggio (1489-1534; Italian) Image de l’homme sensuel… [Allegory of Vice] 1676 Engraving Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.7-1) = Levey gift, cat.37 Correggio’s Allegory of Vice, painted for Isabella d’Este’s Mantua studiolo in about 1530, was later owned by Charles I of England and then Cardinal Mazarin,
Picart, Étienne (1632-1721), after Bonifazio Veronese (1487-1553; Italian) Sainte Famille de Jesus Christ [Holy Family] 1682 Engraving Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.4-1) = Levey gift, cat.8 This print reproduces, in reverse, a sacra conversazione in the Louvre, now regarded as the work of Bonifazio Veronese, but formerly believed to be
Nolin, Jean-Baptiste (1657-1725; French), after Hardouin-Mansart, Jules (1646-1708) Elevation de la Façe de l’Orangerie de Versailles…1688 2 engravings Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.71-1 and p.183.70-1) = Levey gift, cat.101-2 The inscriptions identify both Nolin, and the architect. The Orangerie was built to the latter’s designs between 1681 and 1685. See
Masson, Antoine (1636-1700), after Titian (1487/90-1576; Italian) Jesus Christ a table avec deux de ses disciples dans le chasteau d’Emaus [Christ at Emmaus] (1672) Engraving and etching Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.14-1) = Levey gift, cat.15 [photo: Harvard impression] “Known as the ‘tablecloth print,’ his [Masson’s] masterpiece” (according to the NGV’s
Marot, Jean (1619-79; French) Plans and elevations of the Louvre 1676/78 3 engravings Gift of George Collins Levey National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.95-1, p.183.96-1, p.183.103-1) [see note below] = Levey gift, cat.42-44 [photo: Face principale (p.183.96-1)] These engravings form part of the documentation of the new work on the Louvre and Tuileries Palaces carried out in the
Marot, Daniel (1661-1752; French/Dutch) 4 engravings from Les Grandes Conquêtes du Roi (c.1686-87) Etching and engraving, various sizes Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.154-1 to 157-1) = Levey gift, cat.146, 149-50 & 172 [photo: Ypres (p.183.157-1)] Daniel Marot was a Huguenot who settled in the Netherlands after French Protestants were proscribed under the edict
Works included in this catalogue Chauveau Grand Apartment of the Tuileries Palace 1710 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.66-78] Le Pautre (J.) & Chauveau Divertissements de Versailles…1674 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.128-33] (no.2 is by Chauveau) Chauveau was one of the group of talented engravers who documented the architecture and festivals of Louis XIV: see also
Works included in this catalogue Le Pautre (J.) Feste de Versailles du 18 Juillet 1668 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.123-27] Le Pautre (J.) & Chauveau Les Divertissements de Versailles…1674 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.128-33] (5 of the 6 engravings are by Le Pautre; no.2 is by Chauveau) Le Pautre was a highly productive engraver
Works after Hardouin-Mansart included in this catalogue Le Pautre (P.) after Hardouin-Mansart Ecuries du Roy… Versailles 1689 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.99-100] Nolin after Hardouin-Mansart L’Orangerie de Versailles 1688 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.101-102] Jules Hardouin, who adopted the name of his famous uncle Francois Mansart, designed various Paris buildings including the church of
Le Pautre, Pierre (1652?-1716; French), after Hardouin-Mansart, Jules (1646-1708; French) Elevation d’une des faces des costés des Ecuries du Roy sur les Avenues a Versailles 1689 2 engravings (with etching) Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.67-1 and p.183.68-1) [Levey gift, cat.99-100] Hardouin-Mansart, formally appointed Louis XIV’s chief architect in 1681, was in charge
Le Pautre, Jean (1618-82; French) & Chauveau, François (1613-76; French) Les Divertissements de Versailles donnez par le Roy… en l’année 1674 (1675-76) 6 engravings Gift of George Collins Levey, 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.78-1 etc and p.183.80-1) = Levey gift, cat.nos.128-33 [reproduction: Premiere Journée – Alceste (p.183.78-1)] These festivities were held to mark Louis XIV’s return
Le Pautre, Jean (1618-82; French) Relation de la Feste de Versailles du 18 Juillet 1668 (1678-79) 5 engravings Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (cat.nos.as listed below) = Levey gift, cat.nos.123-27 [photo: Plate V: Illuminations… (p.183.90-1)] Le Pautre was known especially for his plates of French Baroque architectural decoration (see linked artist
Lemoyne, Jean (1638-1713) Lambris, dans le grand Appartement des Tuilleries (Ornemens… 1710, plates 26-29) 4 engravings Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.132-1 to p.183.135-1) = Levey gift, cat.nos.79-82 [photo: p.183.132-1] These prints of decorative panelling appear to have been completed at the same time as Chauveau’s engravings of the doors
Works after Perrault included in this catalogue Bérain Plan General du Chasteau du Louvre {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.39-40] Le Clerc Installation of the Louvre Pediment 1677 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.41] These engravings document the key role played by Perrault in the reconstruction of the Louvre and Tuileries Palaces during the early years of Louis
Works included in this catalogue Le Clerc 17 engravings from the Grandes Conquêtes du roi {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.134ff.] Le Clerc Installation of the Louvre Pediment 1677 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.41] Le Clerc Visit of Louis XIV to the Jardin du roi {1879} NGV [PR][Levey gift, cat.174] Le Clerc, born in Metz, was admitted
Le Clerc, Sébastien (the Elder) (1637-1714) Untitled [Visit of Louis XIV to the Jardin du roi] (c.1671) Engraving with etching, 42.7 x 31.8 (plate); 64.7 x 49.8 (sheet, irreg.) Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.51-1) = Levey gift, cat.no.174 This fascinating print, signed “Le Clerc” in the plate at lower left, was
Le Clerc, Sébastien (1637-1714) Representation des Machines, qui ont servi a eslever les deux grandes pierres qui couvrent de fronton du Louvre [The Installation of the Louvre Pediment] 1677 Engraving, 37.8 x 62.5 cm (plate), 57.5 x 83.3 cm irreg. (sheet) Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.92-1) = Levey gift, cat.no.41
Le Clerc, Sébastien (1637-1714; French) 17 engravings from Les Grandes Conquêtes du Roi (c.1686-87) Etching and engraving, various sizes Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.136-1 etc.) = Levey gift, cat.nos.134 etc. [photo: Rees (p.183.174-1)] A gifted and prolific engraver during the latter half of Louis XIV’s reign, Le Clerc was admitted to
La Pointe, François de (active 1666-90; French) Untitled [plan of Versailles], c.1668 Engraving, 37.3 x 41.8 (plate), 59.5 x 94.5 (sheet, irreg.) Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.52-1) = Levey gift, cat.no.83 This plan, inscribed in the plate at lower right: Leué et designé sur les lieux et gravé par F.de