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Chimera
Louis Jean Desprez, c. 1777 - c. 1784
The architect and set designer Desprez favoured theatrical depictions. Here he offers a free interpretation of a chimera, a hybrid mythological creature, which he turns into a three-headed desert monster hunting for food in front of a run-down palace in North Africa. The partly digested carcass of its last victim still sticks out of its ribcage and the ground is littered with animal remains.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-2018-3844
- Dimensionsheight 315 mm x width 375 mm