. 'Figure des Sereines': Contemporary illustration of three sirens, or mermaids, from the Ballet Comique de la Reine, 1581. The sirens escorted a chariot, designed like a fountain, containing Queen Louise and her ladies above, and musicians below. The narrative of the ballet, one of the 'magnificences' of the age of Catherine de' Medici, mother of Henri III of France, was based on the myth of Circe, who turned men into beasts. This symbolised the state of civil war in France at the time. 1581. Designer / engraver: Jacques Patin (–1587) Description French painter, decorator, draughtsm
. 'Figure des Sereines': Contemporary illustration of three sirens, or mermaids, from the Ballet Comique de la Reine, 1581. The sirens escorted a chariot, designed like a fountain, containing Queen Louise and her ladies above, and musicians below. The narrative of the ballet, one of the 'magnificences' of the age of Catherine de' Medici, mother of Henri III of France, was based on the myth of Circe, who turned men into beasts. This symbolised the state of civil war in France at the time. 1581. Designer / engraver: Jacques Patin (–1587) Description French painter, decorator, draughtsman and engraver Date of birth/death 16th century 28 May 1587 Location of birth/death Paris (?) Authority control : Q15430293 VIAF: 49282131 ISNI: 0000 0000 6645 2043 LCCN: n81126819 SELIBR: 207734 SUDOC: 102534268 WorldCat Printed by Ballard in Balet comique de la Royne, faict aux nopces de Monsieur le Duc de Joyeuse & madamoyselle de Vaudemont sa sœur. Par Baltasar de Beaujoyeulx, valet de chambre du Roy, & de la Royne sa mere. Page 10 verso 1191 Three sirens from the Ballet Comique de la Reine
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