Le tableau de la volupté, ou, Les quatre parties du jour : poeme en vers libres / par M.D.B
Dimensions
68 pages, [4] leaves of plates ; illustrations (etching/engravings) ; Height: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Department
The Libraries
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
PQ1981.D53 T33 1771
Art Historical Context
**Le tableau de la volupt, ou, Les quatre du jour** (1771) is a captivating example of 18th-century erotic literature, blending poetry and visual art in a single volume. Authored under the pseudonym M.D.B., this poem in free verse explores themes of pleasure, ingeniously structured around the four parts of the daymorning, noon, evening, and night. Produced on the eve of the French Revolution, it reflects the libertine spirit of the Rococo era, when such indulgent works circulated among elite circles, celebrating voluptuousness amid shifting social mores. The book features four leaves of finel...
About the Artist
Pierre-Ulric Dubuisson|Joseph de Longueil|Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen ( |French|French) · 1746 |1730 |1720 –1794 |1792 |1778
|French, Givet, Ardennes 1730–1792 Paris|French, Valenciennes 1720–1778 Brussels