Terms and conditions of use
The family of André-François, Count Miot de Melito, (1762-1841) consul of France to Florence
(La Famille d'André-François, comte de Miot de Melito, (1762-1841) consul de France, accrédité à Florence)
1795-1796
Medium
oil on canvas on canvas
Measurements
68.7 × 88.0 cm (image) 69.5 × 89.0 cm (canvas)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Andrew Sisson, 2010
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
In 1795 André-François Miot was sent to Florence to represent the new French Republic. While there, he met Louis Gauffier, a French Neoclassical artist who created this charming family portrait. Miot wears the national colours with the robe and a cockade upon his hat, and sits between Classical sculptures of Minerva and Brutus, both Republican symbols. A rhythmic pattern of touching hands links Miot to his young children, wife and brother. Behind him is a view of the famous Florence skyline, signalling Miot’s sensibility to the charms of his adopted country and his emerging role as a broker of peace between France and the Papal States.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: L. Gauffier, flor.ce l'an 4.me de la Rep.e
Accession Number
2010.513
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Interiors Portraits
Subjects (specific)
children (people by age group) consuls diplomats families (kinship groups) family portraits parents spouses
Movements
Neoclassicism