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18th century FRENCH school, attributed to Joseph-Marie VIEN (Montpellier, 1716 – Paris, 1809)
Melancholy
Oil on canvas mounted on strong paper
46 x 38 cm
Original carved and gilded wooden frame decorated with a frieze of ribboned laurel leaves
Dimensions with frame: 59 x 52 cm
Note: Saint John the Baptist in the desert or the Prophet Jeremiah can be associated with the iconography of melancholy, his head resting on his hand.
Ref: 22J414GUN6