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L'Aria

ca. 1683
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 531
Luigi XIV nei panni di Giove personifica l’Aria, seduto su un’aquila, mentre impugna una saetta e uno scudo, circondato da uccelli, farfalle, trombe ed altri strumenti a fiato. Il complicato disegno, attribuito a Charles Le Brun, è stato eseguito a mezzo punto su uno sfondo elaborato di fili d’argento e d’argento dorato disposto in motivi a spina di pesce e a spirale. Quest’opera appartiene a una serie di otto arazzi (quattro dei quali sono conservati nel Museo), probabilmente creati per l’amante del re, la marchesa di Montespan. Raffigurano gli Elementi e le Stagioni con Luigi XIV, la marchesa o uno dei loro figli come protagonista. Questo arazzo forse fu ricamato nel convento di Saint-Joseph-de-la-Providence, a Parigi.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: L'Aria
  • Artista: Attribuito a Charles Le Brun, Francese, 1619-1690. Disegno dell'orlo di Jean Lemoyen le Lorrain, Francese, 1637/38-1709
  • Data: ca. 1683
  • Materiale e tecnica: Fili di lana, seta, argento, argento dorato avvolto su fili, su tela
  • Dimensioni: 4,27 x 2,74 m
  • Crediti: Rogers Fund, 1946
  • Numero d'inventario: 46.43.4
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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