The Palette Collection brings together a series of films by Alain Jaubert exploring a selection of major works from various periods in the history of painting. Thanks to the latest techniques in video animation, the secrets of the paintings are revealed and discovering art becomes an enjoyable adventure
DELACROIX [1798-1863] Sous les pavés, l'image:
"La Liberté guidant le peuple" (1830) Musée du Louvre, Paris In keeping with the objective of this series, Alain Jaubert flushes out the details, interprets the symbols, and analyses the composition. Why such polemics when the painting was unveiled in 1831. Was it the nudity of this armed woman? Or was it the triumphant people in this realistic setting? The canvas did not come to the Louvre until 1874, well after the death of the painter.
INGRES [1780-1867] Le Regard captif:
"Le Bain turc" (1859-1863) Musée du Louvre,Having arrived at the end of his life, Ingres assembled 25 nude women in a lovingly prepared canvas. Even today, the painting inspires as much repulsion as it does fascination. AWARDS : PRIX JAMESON at the Audiovisual Festival organized by fifa coins the French museums direction, 1992
COURBET [1819-1877]
"Un enterrement à Ornans" (1851) In 1851, Courbet's painting was exhibited at the Salon. The work, which simply represents a funeral ceremony, nonetheless created a scandal... Courbet's realism is not just a simple photographic reproduction of real life, but a veritable metaphysical experience for the eye and the sensorial perception, a new way of implicating the spectator in a subtle game of mirrors. Inspite its apparent simplicity, the painting is a complex work full of surprises.
