Roman Elegy
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Roman Elegy is a 1791 oil painting by the Swiss artist Jacques Sablet. It depicts two men in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome mourning over a friend's tomb. In the background is the Pyramid of Cestius
SABLET Jacques 1791 Élégie romaine
Jean-François Sablet
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Jean-François Sablet was a French painter; part of a family of artists of Swiss origin.
Roman Elegy
…although its mournful atmosphere reflects the emerging Romantic movement. The picture may feature a self-portrait of the artist along with his brother Jean-François Sablet. The title is a reference to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's series of poems Roman Elegies. The painting is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest in…
Self-portrait (date unknown)
Portrait of a Conventionnaire