Who created "Winged putti at a banquet"?

Winged putti at a banquet was created by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet in second half 19th century.

When was "Winged putti at a banquet" created?

This artwork was created second half 19th century.

What medium is "Winged putti at a banquet"?

Winged putti at a banquet is Oil on embossed card.

Is "Winged putti at a banquet" in the public domain?

Yes, Winged putti at a banquet is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Winged putti at a banquet

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet

second half 19th century

Medium

Oil on embossed card

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Dodge Fund, 1967

Accession Number

67.827.437

Tags

Putti

Art Historical Context

In the opulent tradition of 19th-century French decorative arts, *Winged Putti at a Banquet* a whimsical scene of cherubic figures reveling amid abundance. Created by Jules-Edmond-Charlesachaise and Eugène Gourdet in the second of the 1800s, this artwork features playful putti—those endearing, winged infants derived from classical mythology and Renaissance iconography—gathered around a lavish feast. Putti often symbolized joy, love, and the divine frolics of the gods, evoking the Baroque exuberance of artists like Rubens while nodding to neoclassical revivals popular in Victorian-era Europe. ...

About the Artist

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet · 1897–1897

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, born Jules Lachaise on September 2, 1836, in Paris, emerged as a prominent French painter and draughtsman specializing in lavish interior decorations during the Second Empire and beyond. Little is known about his early life and formal training, though he married Berthe Gourdet in 1866, forging a close professional partnership with her brother, the decorator Eugène-Pi...

Winged putti at a banquet

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