Claude Gillot

Claude Gillot

November 9, 2023 February 26, 2024 Exhibition has ended

A draughtsman and engraver in the twilight years of the Grand Siècle, Claude Gillot's reputation is based in part on the creativity and originality of his works, prefiguring the freedom of tone and morals of the Regency era. Bawdy parodies, scenes of sorcery, harlequinade and fairground improvisations show him to be an artist of satire, comedy and the performing arts above all. His countless drawings, prized by collectors, demonstrate an intense activity in a wide variety of fields, in illustration, theatre and opera, for costume and set design.

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Sketchbook 30 sheets Claude Gillot. Comedies, fables and arabesques - Musée du Louvre

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This sketchbook was created for the exhibition "Claude Gillot" at the musée du Louvre from November 9, 2023 to February 26, 2024, at the Louvre Museum, Aile Sully, Salle de l'Horloge.

Claude Gillot (1673-1722)
A drummer beside a shepherdess in a landscape
Brown ink, feather, H. 16,3; L. 20,8 cm
Musée du Louvre - Département des Arts graphiques

Notebook 15×21 cm, 30 white sheets.
Printed in France, on fine arts paper.
© Rmn-Grand Palais, Paris 2023
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A draughtsman and engraver in the twilight years of the Grand Siècle, Claude Gillot's reputation is based in part on the creativity and originality of his works, prefiguring the freedom of tone and morals of the Regency era. Bawdy parodies, scenes of sorcery, harlequinade and fairground improvisations show him to be an artist of satire, comedy and the performing arts above all. His countless drawings, prized by collectors, demonstrate an intense activity in a wide variety of fields, in illustration, theatre and opera, for costume and set design.

Claude Gillot Arlequin Esprit follet : « N’excluons point amis un habile convive ». Musée du Louvre ©Musée du Louvre, département des Arts graphiques
Claude Gillot, La Bonne nourrice Avant 1710 Paris. Musée du Louvre ©Musée du Louvre, département des Arts graphiques
Claude Gillot, La Scène des deux carrosses. Musée du Louvre ©Musée du Louvre, département des Arts graphiques
Claude Gillot, L’Enfance, de la série des Quatre Âges du Satyre. The Morgan Library & Museum New York ©The Morgan Library & Museum
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