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Joseph-Marie Vien

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Seated woman in a gold gown holds a dove beside a smoking incense burner and a vase of flowers in a columned room.

Sweet Melancholy

1756

Seated woman in white gown receives a gold scepter from a young man in blue fleur-de-lis robe, watched by courtiers.

Saint Louis Handing Over the Regency to His Mother

1773

Painting of a helmeted warrior with a spear taking leave of a woman holding an infant, beside a classical city gate and soldi

Les adieux d'Hector et d'Andromaque, Vien

1786

Painting of two nude women bathing in a classical interior with marble steps, a bronze urn and blue drapery.

Two Women Bathing

1763

Classical interior with a seated woman in blue, a kneeling vendor with cherubs in a basket, and a standing attendant.

The Cupid Seller

1763

Riders in red coats on white horses process before a gold equestrian statue in a Paris square, 1763 painting.

Inauguration de la statue de Louis XV sur la place du même nom, par le corps de la Ville de Paris, le 20 juin 1763

1763

Oil sketch of a bearded man in a plumed, jewelled turban looking upward, with a fur-trimmed collar.

Ambassadeur du Mogol

1748

Small oil portrait of a woman in a gold, pearl-trimmed headdress with red and white feathers and a fur-trimmed garment.

Sultane noire

1748

Painting of a woman in a jewelled turban with black and white plumes, pearls, and a blue silk robe against a gold background.

Sultane reine

1748

Oval bust portrait of a young boy with reddish bangs, dark waistcoat and large pleated white ruffled collar.

Portrait de Louis XVII (1785-1795), à la prison du Temple

1793

Painting of two nude women at a marble bath, one kneeling to tend the other's foot beside a classical urn and balustrade.

Greek Woman at the Bath

1767

Sketch of mounted riders in periwigs before an equestrian statue on a square, with a colonnaded building at right.

Inauguration de la statue de Louis XV, sur la place du même nom, par le corps de la Ville de Paris, le 20 juin 1763

1763

Painting of a kneeling woman in white with an executioner raising a sword, while cherubs bring a palm and flowers from above.

Joseph-Marie Vien - Le Martyre de Sainte-Catherine

Painting of a wounded goddess supported by a warrior beside a chariot, with a winged figure, cupids, and a rainbow overhead.

Venus, Wounded by Diomedes, is Saved by Iris

1775

Painting of a bearded man in a pearl-decorated turban with blue and white plumes, gazing upward against a dark background.

Ambassadeur du Mogol

1748

Painting of a seated Roman commander receiving kneeling women and a crowd, with armoured soldiers and an eagle standard behin

The Family of Coriolanus from Flex and Deflect Besiege Rome

1771

Painting of an elderly bearded man seated on a bed holding hands with a young woman in red as another woman gestures beside t

Hagar to Abraham with Sarah

1749

Painting of an emaciated bearded man with a halo resting in a dark cave beside a skull and open book, with mountains beyond.

Saint Jérôme

1751

Painting of a wounded nude man on a bed tended by a physician, with armoured soldiers and attendants in a draped classical in

The Wounded Alcibiades

1743

Portrait de vieillard

1782

Painting of Venus with a companion on a shell amid sea creatures, dolphins and a flying cupid under billowing pink drapery.

Venus Emerging from the Sea

1754

Pencil sketch of rooftops, domes and ruined walls in a townscape, with a tree at left and small figures at right.

Houses on the North Side of the Forum with the Basilica of Maxentius Beyond

1746

Pencil sketch of rooftops, a tower and a tree beside water with reflections.

The Forno inside the Walls of the Vatican

1744

Pencil drawing of a ruined stone grotto with arched openings, surrounded by dense trees and shrubs.

The Grotto of the Nymph Egeria

1744

Pencil sketch of houses beside a road with trees and a small figure at the lower left.

Houses beside a Road in Italy

1744

Pencil sketch of an arched garden gateway beside a roofed structure, with trees and distant buildings under a pale sky.

Entrance to the Gardens of the Villa Giulia

1746

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a tall cypress, a low house at left, and a fortified building with arches at right.

Castel Sant'Angelo from the Northwest

1744

Pencil drawing of a hilly landscape with farm buildings, a distant tower, and trees along a winding road.

Landscape in the Alban Hills

1744

Pencil drawing of a tall leaning tree with dense foliage, with small travelers and distant buildings at lower right.

A Towering Tree with Travelers

1746

Pencil drawing of an arched bridge, riverside houses, trees and a wooden shed under a pale sky with birds.

The Ponte Sant'Angelo and Houses on the East Bank of the Tiber

1744

Pencil sketch of a stone tower and rustic buildings behind leafy shrubs under a lightly shaded sky.

Buildings behind the Vatican

1744

Pencil sketch of a round colonnaded temple in Rome with a small figure in the foreground and rooftops behind.

The Round Temple on the Piazza Bocca della Verità, Rome

1744

Pencil drawing of ruined classical walls, arches and cypress trees above rustic sheds and shrubs.

Ruins of the Imperial Palaces on the Palatine Hill

1744

Pencil drawing of a Roman street with an arched gateway, a statue on a pedestal, and a mountain in the distance.

A Roman Street with Monte Cavo in the Distance

1744

Pencil landscape drawing of a rounded stone building, tall tower and trees, with fallen masonry in the foreground.

Landscape with the Church of San Teodoro

1744

Pencil drawing of Roman walls, cypress trees, and a domed church behind foliage, with a cow and figure in the foreground.

Walls of Rome with Santa Maria del Popolo in the Distance

1744

Pencil drawing of receding arched passageways in a ruined stone building, with a tree growing in an opening.

Arched Passageways of a Ruined Building

1744

Pencil sketch of a ruined stone gate and crumbling wall among trees and rocky ground.

An Ancient Wall with a Ruined Gate

1744

Pencil drawing of a garden wall with a stone sphere, tall trees, and distant buildings and hills beyond.

View across the Wall of an Italian Garden

1744

Pencil sketch of a weathered stone arch with overgrown top, a wooden railing at left and a smaller arched passage at right.

Arch of Drusus near the Appian Way

1744

Pencil drawing of crumbling brick ruins with an arched niche, a tower, and trees, set behind a low stone wall.

Ruins of the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Forum

1744

Pencil drawing of a classical villa with arched gateway and balustrade, framed by tall trees and shrubbery.

Villa d'Este, Tivoli

1744

Pencil sketch of the Casino Farnese on the Palatine Hill in Rome, with trees, stone walls and birds in the sky.

Casino Farnese on the Palatine Hill, Rome

1744

Pencil sketch of crumbling Roman ruins with arches, overgrown shrubs, and a stand of tall cypress trees.

Roman Ruins with a Stand of Cypresses

1744

Red chalk drawing of draped fabric folds, a study of a cope, on a grey-tinted sheet with white highlights.

Kneeling Figure Wearing a Cope

n.d.

Grey wash drawing of massive ruined stone arches and piers overgrown with plants, by Joseph Marie Vien.

View of the Colosseum

ca. 1744-50

Etching of Lot seated with a cup beside a young woman, another woman standing behind, with a burning city in the background.

Lot en zijn dochters

1748

Etching of a Bacchic procession with satyrs carrying a figure on poles toward a garlanded altar, with a centaur playing lute.

Offerande aan Bacchus

1850

Etching of women picking grapes, satyrs and putti resting among baskets of fruit under vine-laden trees.

Plukken van de druiven

1750

Etching of a bacchanalian procession with figures carrying grape baskets, playing horns, and gathering around a wine vat.

Aankomst bij het wijnvat

1750

Etching of putti and women pulling a wine cart with grapes in a festive bacchanal procession beside an arched building.

Terugkeer van de wijnoogst

1750

Etching of nude figures and putti pressing grapes at a wooden wine press, with baskets, jars and a tree in the background.

De wijnpers

1750

Brown wash drawing of an allegory with a helmeted goddess, robed women, cherubs with wreaths, and classical columns.

Allegory of the Arts

1796

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bacchanal with revelers, putti and baskets of grapes gathered around a wine vat.

Bacchanal: Arrival at the Wine Vat

ca.1755

Etching of Lot seated drinking with his two daughters in a cave, a city burning in the distance.

Lot and His Daughters

1748

Etching of a seated man in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed robe holding a staff, with a classical building behind him.

Chef des Eunuques (head of the Eunuchs), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Goi…

1748

Pencil sketch of crumbling Roman brick walls with three arched openings, overgrown foliage, and scattered rubble in the foreg

Roman Walls

1744

Pencil drawing of a walled garden entrance with classical gateway, figures and tall trees behind a low wall.

Entrance to a Walled Garden

1744

Pencil drawing of a house with an arched door, tall trees, a lattice fence and a garden fountain in the foreground.

House and Trees across a Garden Wall

1744

Pencil drawing of a classical colonnade with fluted Corinthian columns, an entablature, and a glimpse of a balustrade beyond.

Portico of the Palazzo Nuovo, on the Campidoglio

1744

Pencil drawing of an arcaded loggia with a statue, a dog, and large trees in a garden setting.

Loggia and Statuary in an Italian Garden

1744

Pencil drawing of a balustraded terrace by a river, with a villa and tall trees behind it.

Terrace by a River with a Villa and Trees Beyond

1744

Graphite sketch of an arched stone wall beside a pond with figures on top, framed by dense trees.

The Fishpond at Villa Madama

1746

Pencil sketch of Roman rooftops with classical columns, a balustrade, tall trees and buildings with windows.

Roman Rooftops

1744