''Cinq-Mars' Farewell to Marie d'Entraigues'' (French - ''Les Adieux de Cinq-Mars à Marie d'Entraigues'') or ''The Kiss Goodbye'' (''le Baiser du départ'') is a painting by

Claudius Jacquand Claude Jacquand, known as Claudius (; 11 December 1803, Lyon – 2 April 1878, Paris) was a French painter of historical tableaus, genre scenes and religious subjects. Biography He came from a family devoted to handicrafts and his father was a ...

in 1836, which is kept at the Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon.

History

Henri Coiffier de Ruzé d'Effiat, Marquis of Cinq-Mars (1620 - 1642), was a " favourite" of King

Louis XIII Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

. After plotting against

Cardinal Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman. He was also known as ''l'Éminence rouge'', or "the Red Eminence", a term derived from the ...

he was tried and decapitated with his comrade

de Thou De Thou may refer to: * Jacques Auguste de Thou (1553–1617), French historian, book collector and president of the Parlement de Paris * François Auguste de Thou François-Auguste de Thou (c. 1607 - 12 September 1642) was a French magistrate. H ...

in the

Place des Terreaux The Place des Terreaux is a square located in the centre of Lyon, France, on the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône rivers, at the foot of the hill of La Croix-Rousse in the 1st arrondissement. It borders both the Hôtel de Ville and ...

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

. In 1826,

Alfred de Vigny Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny (27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet and early French Romanticist. He also produced novels, plays, and translations of Shakespeare. Biography Vigny was born in Loches (a town to which he never re ...

published a historical novel inspired by this event, entitled '' Cinq-Mars ou Une conjuration sous Louis XIII'' (French: ''Cinq-Mars or A Spell on Louis XIII''), which piqued the interest of historical painters. In 1829,

Paul Delaroche Hippolyte-Paul Delaroche (17 July 1797 – 4 November 1856) was a French painter who achieved his greater successes painting historical scenes. He became famous in Europe for his melodramatic depictions that often portrayed subjects from English ...

produced ''Richelieu et Cinq-Mars remontant le Rhône'' (''Richelieu and Cinq-Mars embark on the Rhône'') and in 1835 Claude Jacquand displayed a first work, ''Cinq-Mars et de Thou'', depicting the two men being led to their execution, in the

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. In 1836, Jacquand presented a new work to the Salon, initially entitled ''Le baiser du départ'', after the first chapter of de Vigny's novel.Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, ''L'Invention du Passé. Histoires de coeur et d'épée en Europe 1802-1850'' (Exhibition Catalogue), Paris: Hazan, p. 171.

Description

The composition is inspired by the famous balcony scene from

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

''.

Legacy

Jacquand continued his series of paintings on this theme with '' Cinq-Mars rendant son épée à Louis XIII'' (''Cinq-Mars Presents his Sword to Louis XIII'') and with two further works ''Cinq-Mars à Perpignan'' (''Cinq-Mars at Perpignan'') and ''Cinq-Mars allant au supplice'' (''Cinq-Mars Going to his Execution''), which were displayed in the Salon in 1837. The scene in ''Les Adieux de Cinq-Mars à Marie d'Entraigues'' was reproduced in a more serious form by Charles Vogt in 1853. In 2014, it was displayed at the Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon as part of the exhibition '' L'invention du Passé. Histoires de cœur et d'épée 1802-1850''.

References

Bibliography

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