Honoré DaumierFrankrijk, 1808–1879The Troubadour
Over het schilderij
The troubadour, a medieval traveling poet and entertainer, was a popular subject in 19th-century French art. Associated with chivalry and courtly love, the theme reflects a broader, romantic fascination with France's medieval past. Although Daumier was particularly inspired by the troubadour paintings of French Rococo artist Jean-Antoine Watteau of the 1700s, he rendered the subject here in a powerful style of simplified, muscular form that appealed to modern artists of his own time.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 1958.23
Intussen, in het leven van Honoré Daumier
Het hele levenc. 1865 – 1866
Onset of Failing Eyesight
Around 1865–1866 Daumier's eyesight began to fail; the condition progressed, though he continued to make drawings and poster sketches as late as 1872 and painted almost until his death.
1868
Corot Gave Daumier a House
His loyal friend Corot secretly bought the house in Valmondois that Daumier was renting and presented it to him as a gift, writing in a letter: "I am not doing this for you, but to annoy your landlord."
1870
Franco-Prussian War
In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, the newspapers ceased publication and Daumier signed promissory notes.
