obscurehistoricalinterests:obscurehistoricalinterests:Terrible quality, but for all you lovely peopl
obscurehistoricalinterests:obscurehistoricalinterests:Terrible quality, but for all you lovely people dying to see young Saint Just’s drawing skills - I took a photo of the head drawn by Saint-Just during his studies. You can see this little piece for yourself should you ever visit the Carnavalet Museum (Paris). I NOW KNOW WHO HE WAS TRYING TO DRAW!Antinous, the lover of Emperor Hadrian. Just look at this random sketch of him I found on Shutterstock! They’re incredibly similar. According to Old Houses, Old Papers by G. Lenotre, who mentions the drawing when he visited the Saint-Just house and spoke to his relatives.Edit: In my post-eureka! glow, I forgot not everybody can understand French! My apologies, here is the translation:I have spend several precious hours in the house where the great-niece of the Conventional lives, honored and loved by all. There are mementos of him on the wall: on a shelf, a book which he received as a prize in Soissons; a sketch of Antinous’ head drawn by him; his pastel portrait, with a high cravat and his hair powdered, his air dreamy and saddened.“My poor uncle Antoine! said Mademoiselle X as she was showing me these family relics. That poor uncle Antoine, that’s Saint-Just… and these words fallen from the lips of this gentle and venerable woman gave me the impression of an absolution.I’ve read about this drawing so many times, and I’m so happy to finally see an actual image of it! That is, definitively, Antinuous that Saint-Just drew. Ahhhhh I’m so happy to finally see this! Thanks to @obscurehistoricalinterests for posting this :) -- source link
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