Gaston Mélingue, 1882 - Don Alfonso d'Este - fine art print

The more than 130 year old work of art was painted by the painter Gaston Mélingue in the year 1882. The original version was made with the size of Height: 31 cm, Width: 24 cm. The artwork's inscription is - Signature - Bottom right "Gaston Melingue 1882". The piece of art forms part of the digital art collection of Maison de Victor Hugo - Hauteville House. With courtesy of: Maison de Victor Hugo - Hauteville House (public domain license).: . Furthermore, alignment is portrait and has a side ratio of 3 : 4, which implies that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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• Aluminium dibond: An Aluminium Dibond print is a print material with an outstanding depth effect, which creates a contemporary impression throuch a non-reflective surface structure. For the Direct Print On Aluminum Dibond, we print the artpiece onto the aluminium white-primed surface. The bright & white parts of the original work of art shine with a silk gloss, however without any glow. This print on Aluminum Dibond is the most popular entry-level product and is an extremely contemporary way to showcase fine art prints, because it draws focus on the image.
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• Canvas: A printed canvas, which shall not be confused with a real artwork painted on a canvas, is an image printed from an industrial printer. A canvas makes a typical effect of three dimensionality. Hanging a canvas print: A canvas print has the advantage of being relatively low in weight, which implies that it is easy to hang up the Canvas print without any wall-mounts. A canvas print is suitable for all kinds of walls.

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Illustration of the play by Victor Hugo "lucere Borgia", Act II, Scene I, according to the stage directions: "A room of the ducal palace of Ferrara - Tapestry leather Hungary minted golden arabesques beautiful furnishings in.. the taste of the late fifteenth century - the ducal chair in red velvet, embroidered with the arms of the house of Este;. beside a table covered with velvet "the Duke is holding a key, corresponding to the first. sentence his tirade: "Take this key, go to the gallery of Numa." this is part of greyness illustartions for chapter "Lucrezia Borgia" in the "Guestbook Victor Hugo" which is reproduced between pages 136- 137.

The work served as a model for the piece of artwork, reproduced in engraving in "The Golden Book of Victor Hugo by the elite of artists and contemporary writers Directorate Emile Bremont." Paris, Librairie arts - H . Launette 1883, between pp. 136-137. At the entrance to the museum, it was framed with the greyness of his brother Lucien, representing "Don Cesar de Bazan" (MVHPP0234.2), the two works are clearly designed as pendants.Le painter was inspired by the traits of his father, actor Stephen Melingue, who had held the role during the repise of the play in 1870.

Este, Alfonso I of Duke of Ferrara

Borgia (V.Hugo)