Ancient France theater silhouette

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Silhouette - France - Louis XIV Period - End of 1600 - Painted metal.

Silhouette (shape in English) with a floral motif found in France and entirely in metal painted with a fine line in gold.

Louis XIV Period, late 1600s, good size.

These silhouettes had the purpose of embellishing and enriching the sides of the proscenium in the theatre: in the Baroque Period this art rises to a true social phenomenon. It becomes fashionable for all royals to have a stage to cheer bored courtiers, dazzling them with rich and pompous costumes and scenery. And, as always, such a desire for lightness also leads to the birth of a different Theater, one of denunciation, promoter of a battle of social ideas (Molière above all).

Really excellent overall condition, old restoration on the backing, wear and patina, but no breaks.

For collectors.

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