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René-Antoine Houasse

9 works

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Oval painting of Apollo chasing Daphne, who reaches for a laurel branch, with a river god and spilling urn below.

Apollo pursuing Daphne

1677

Winged Iris approaches a reclining Morpheus on a gilded bed while sleeping cherubs lie below in a cloudy cave.

Morpheus awakening as Iris draws near

1688

Mercury playing a pipe beside the sleeping Argus, with goats and a large tree in a landscape.

Mercury and Argus

1688

Ceiling painting of allegorical goddesses, cherubs and clouds against a blue sky, with Minerva and Neptune at the lower edges

Figure of the Royal Magnificence, Immortality and Progress in the Fine Arts

1683

Painted gilded nef vessel with cherubs and a crown, surrounded by vases and draped fabric beneath a blue sky.

Coving, the Nef (vessel) of Louis XIV

1683

Triangular painting of a gilded cartouche with cherubs, floral garlands, a gold-cloaked man and a woman in white drapery.

Anthony and Cleopatra

1680

Minerva in a helmet gestures toward a marble statue as sculptors and a crowd watch in a colonnaded classical setting.

Minerva teaches the art of sculpture to the people of Rhodes

1688

Painting of an equestrian statue of a rider on a horse being moved on a wooden cart past city buildings under a cloudy sky.

Transport sur la place Louis-le-Grand (actuelle place Vendôme) de la statue de Louis XIV de Girardon

1697

Painting of a rider on a white horse on a wooden cart, with workmen and a stone building under a dusk sky.

Transport sur la place Louis-le-Grand (actuelle place Vendôme) de la statue de Louis XIV de Girardon, le 16 juillet 1699

1697

Browse 9 works by René-Antoine Houasse from 4 museums, free to download in HD.