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GE_53.06: Commerce
(GE_Geneve_PalaisNation_53.06)

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Title

Commerce

Type of Object
Artist / Producer
Studio
Dating
[1936]
Dimensions
80 x 165 cm (figure)
Location
Place
Rez-de-chaussée du bâtiment du Conseil, bar de la Presse, 6ème vitrail depuis la gauche
Inventory

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
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