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Le Bajazet de Jean Baptiste Racine
From the first part ‘Scènes de Tragédie’ of the series ‘Les scènes d'Opera, de Tragédie et de Comédie’
Lost Art-ID
628715
Artist / Creator
Audran, Michel
Birth
1701.02.20, Paris
Death
1771.03.25, Paris
Manufaktur
Manufacture Royale des Gobelins Paris, Atelier de Hautelisse
Formation
1607
Closing
-
Place
Paris
Title
Le Bajazet de Jean Baptiste Racine
Additional title
From the first part ‘Scènes de Tragédie’ of the series ‘Les scènes d'Opera, de Tragédie et de Comédie’
Dating
1749-1752
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Fabric (Wool) ; Fabric (Silk) / Tapestry (Hautelisse)
Height
417.70 cm
Width
219.40 cm
Description
From the first episode »Scènes de Tragédie« to the series »Les scènes d'Opera, de Tragédie et de Comédie«. The plot is set in the Ottoman Empire and was related to Sultan Murad (called Amurat by Racin), who had his brothers and potential rivals, Bajazet (Bayezid) and Orcan executed in 1635. Bajazet, who loves Atalide, could save his life if he agreed to marry Roxanne. However, he is not ready for this, so Roxanne has him murdered.The episode of the tapestry shows the two opponents in the royal palace. Atalide holds a letter handed by Roxanne in her hands and falls into the arms of her servant. Roxanne is waiting for a reply to her letter in the middle background. The inscription in the pedestal under the image contains the description of the scene: "LE BAJAZET DE RACINE ACTE IV.SCENE III"
Exact measurements unknown. Gardemeubles 1768 and Hofbettmeisterei 1794 for No 4: 7 3/8 cubits high x 3 7/8 cubits wide (4.177 x 2.194 m)
Provenance
1747 as a commission to Charles Antoine Coypel by the Dauphin Louis Ferdinand de Bourbon and Princess Maria Josepha of Poland and Saxony on the occasion of their marriage as a gift for the bride's mother, Queen of Poland and Electress of Saxony, Maria Josepha; 1768 listed in the Gardemeubles inventories under “Cap. I. Tapeten oder Meubles”; Listed in 1920 in the Dresden Castle inventory of the “Gobelinzimmer vor der Reitschule”; recorded in 1942 in the “Bergungsliste von Objekten mit besonderem Wert” compiled by the castle administrator Johannes Bibrach and the head of the castle pension office Hugo Bahr; Together with the other 19 tapestries listed, they were stored on a total of 8 rolls in the Green Vault; in 1943, the “[…] 8 Rollen Gobelins.” were relocated to Schleinitz Castle near Meissen to Schleinitz Castle near Meissen; Since the end of the Second World War, the 4 tapestries in the series have been considered lost. A loss in connection with the events of the Second World War is assumed.
Literature / Source
Gardemeubles 1768.
Inventarium über die Chur. Fürstl. Sächsi. Gardemeubles in Dresden, 1793.
Hofbettmeisterei 1794.
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