Pornocrates
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pornokrates, La dame au cochon, Pornokratès, pornocracy, The Lady with the Pig
Pornocrates, Pornokratès, La dame au cochon, or The Lady with the Pig is an 1878 painting by the Belgian artist Félicien Rops. It is part of the collection of the Musée provincial Félicien Rops in Namur, Belgium.
Key facts
- Artwork.title
- Pornocrates
- Artwork.image
- Félicien Rops - Pornokratès - 1878.jpg
- Artwork.other_title_1
- Pornokratès
- Artwork.other_title_2
- La dame au cochon
- Artwork.artist
- Félicien Rops
- Artwork.year
- 1878
- Artwork.type
- Gouache and watercolor painting
- Artwork.height_metric
- 75
- Artwork.width_metric
- 48
- Artwork.museum
- Musée provincial Félicien Rops
- Artwork.city
- Namur
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Described at
Musée Félicien Rops - Musée d'Art du 19e - à Namur
Peintures, gravures, dessins et lettres de l'artiste belge du 19e siècle dans un ancien hôtel de maître situé à Namur.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Pornocrates, Pornokratès, La dame au cochon, or The Lady with the Pig is an 1878 painting by the Belgian artist Félicien Rops. It is part of the collection of the Musée provincial Félicien Rops in Namur, Belgium.
The work is 75 cm high and 48 cm wide, executed in gouache and watercolor paint heightened with pastel on paper. Reproductions of the work (soft-ground etchings, heliogravures and aquatints, sometimes colored) are also held in other museum collections, such as the LACMA, the National Museum of Western Art and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
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