Louis Gueymard as Robert le Diable

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1857

Height:

148.6 cm  (58 1/2 in.)

Width:

106.7 cm  (42 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

Portrait of Louis Gueymard (1822-1880), a tenor with the Paris Opéra, in the role of "Robert" from Meyerbeer's opera Robert le Diable, playing dice with two servants of the devil, while Bertram, his father and evil genius, looks on from the background at the right. In this scene Robert sings about the dangers of the lust for gold in the celebrated aria L’or est une chimère (Gold is but an illusion).

People as subjects

Gueymard, Louis (1822-1880) (Musician)

Iconclass

48C8621
opera-singer (male)

Musical works

Meyerbeer, Giacomo -- Robert le diable

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3719