Vernet, HoraceFrance, 1789–1863Judith et Holopherne
À propos du tableau
Judith et Holopherne est une huile sur toile réalisée par le peintre français Horace Vernet en 1829. La scène représentée reprend l'iconographie de la décapitation d'Holopherne par Judith, avant le passage à l'acte.
Présenté au Salon de 1831, le tableau y est acheté par la Direction des Musées Royaux: affecté plus tardivement au département des Peintures du musée du Louvre, il est conservé depuis 1912 au musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau.
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- D.12.14.3 ; 1032 (Ancien numéro)
Pendant ce temps, chez Vernet, Horace
La vie entière1829–1834
Post: director of the French Academy in Rome
1829–1835
Friendship with Bertel Thorvaldsen
In Rome he befriends the world-famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, who spent most of his professional life in Italy.
1830
The July Revolution opens new commissions
The Revolution of 1830 puts Louis-Philippe, who had backed Vernet under the Restoration, on the throne and opens new opportunities: the artist receives numerous state commissions for battle paintings.
1833
Travels to Algeria as official artist
At Louis-Philippe's request he goes to Algeria as an official artist, with two battalions assigned to guard his journeys; yet he is struck less by the feats of the French soldiers than by their brave opponents in picturesque costumes. It is the first of five long visits to North Africa (1833, 1837, 1839–1840, 1845, 1853), during which he eagerly draws and gathers documents on the French conquests in Algeria and Morocco, material later turned into large canvases for the military gallery at Versailles.
