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    GE_53.06: Commerce
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    Title

    Commerce

    Type of Object
    Stained glass
    Artist / Producer
    Cingria, Alexandre
    Studio
    Chiara, Lausanne
    Dating
    [1936]
    Dimensions
    80 x 165 cm (figure)
    Location
    Palais des Nations, bar de la Presse, Genève
    Place
    Rez-de-chaussée du bâtiment du Conseil, bar de la Presse, 6ème vitrail depuis la gauche
    Inventory
    Geneva (Canton)

    Iconography

    Description

    Personnification du commerce en un jeune homme tenant une ancre. A ses pieds, un bateau à voile et un paquebot.

    Iconclass Code
    46B0 · allegory of trade; 'Commertio della vita humana' (Ripa)
    Iconclass Keywords
    allegory · Commertio della vita humana · Ripa
    Inscription

    COMMERCE (sous le personnage)

    Signature

    P. CHIARA / LAUSANNE (sous l’inscription en bas à droite)

    Technique / State

    Technique

    Vitrail au plomb, grisaille

    History

    Dating
    [1936]

    Bibliography and Sources

    Literature

    Armand Brulhart et Erica Deuber-Pauli, “Zone internationale et Vermont”, in Ville et canton de Genève, coll. “Arts et monuments”, SHAS, Berne, (1ère éd. 1985) 1993, pp. 209-212

    Anneleen de Jong, La représentation de l’humanité : collection des oeuvres d’art de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, Nations Unies, Genève, 2001, pp. 476-479

    Jean-Claude Pallas, Histoire et Architecture du Palais des Nations (1924 – 2001). l’art déco au service des relations internationales, Nations Unies, Genève, 2001, pp. 347-350

    Catherine Courtiau, XXe : un siècle d’architectures à Genève : promenades, Patrimoine suisse, Genève, 2009, p. 362-363

    Moro, S. (2012, 18 janvier). Palais des Nations, le grand chantier. Le Temps. Repéré à : http://www.letemps.ch

    Image Information

    Name of Image
    GE_Geneve_PalaisNation_53.06
    Credits
    © APAS (Association pour la Promotion de l'Art Sacré), Genève – photographe : Cyrille Girardet, Veyrier
    Date
    2007
    Copyright
    © Ayants droit

    Inventory

    Reference Number
    GE_53.06
    Author and Date of Entry
    Valérie Sauterel 2008
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