The Truth Lefebvre
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
The Truth Lefebvre
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Truth, Jules Lefebvre, 1870.
A woman holds up a solar disk at arm's length in the darkness of a well. The artificial light source illuminates this body that is about to burst the truth out in the open. She then grabs the rope to hoist to the surface.
Jules Lefebvre takes over the iconography proposed by Cesare Ripa. The Allegory of Truth "is painted naked, to show that naivety is natural, and does not need explanation to be heard". This theme which appeared during the Renaissance became a favorite subject during the last third of the 19th century.
Executed at the turn of the Second Empire and the Third Republic, the work of Lefebvre is one of the many performances of this return towards the Truth. Unlike others who represent a more voluptuous Truth, Lefebvre depicts a determined and timeless Truth.
This painting can be admired at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, France.
As for Paris... what can one say about the City of Light that has not already been said...?
More amazing paintings one copy-paste away at my gallery at https://weston-westmoreland.pixels.com/collections/paintings
More views of Paris one copy-paste away in my Gallery at http://westonwestmoreland.com/collections/paris
Weston Westmoreland.
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