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Place de la Madeleine

1898
Not on view
Raffaëlli took up scenes of central Paris as his subject when he moved into the city in the 1890s. Here he shows the bustling Place de la Madeleine in late autumn or early winter. The neoclassical façade of the Madeleine Church is visible through the bare branches and brown leaves of the trees. The artist’s selective application of color in this print animates the pedestrians, carriages, and omnibuses making their way through the busy Parisian square.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Place de la Madeleine
  • Artist: Jean-François Raffaëlli (French, Paris 1850–1924 Paris)
  • Date: 1898
  • Medium: Drypoint with hand coloring; fourth state of six
  • Dimensions: Plate: 6 1/4 × 9 3/8 in. (15.8 × 23.8 cm)
    Sheet: 11 7/8 × 15 9/16 in. (30.2 × 39.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Edward Robinson, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.594.38
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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