From afar. Travelling Materials and Objects

September 22, 2021 July 4, 2022 Exhibition has ended

Through materials and objects, this exhibition describes exchanges between distant worlds - exchanges often far more ancient than the explorations of the 16th century. Forms, techniques, and themes intertwined to create new objects, reflecting all the complexity of our world as it could be perceived in Europe from the late Middle Ages on.

Magnets

Magnet Antonio Tempesta - Pearl Fishing in the Indies

IS201507

This magnet was published for the exhibition "From afar: Travelling materialsand objects" from September 22, 2021 to July 4, 2022 at the Louvre Museum.

Antonio Tempesta (1555- 1630)
Pearl Fishing in the Indies, oil on lapis-lazuli
© RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) - Franck Raux

Pearls were seen as one of the great riches of America. Antonio Tempesta shows us the fishing: the men are busy in the water, diving from dug-out canoes and bringing the fruit of their harvest to the shore: pearl oysters opened before our eyes and all sorts of other shells destined for collectors. This tropical seascape seems to have been inspired by the exceptional lapis lazuli plaque that the painter has chosen as a support.

More Details