''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 Jacquand (; 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 fathe ...

in 1836, which is kept at the

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History

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

favourite A favourite was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person. In Post-classical Europe, post-classical and Early modern Europe, early-modern Europe, among other times and places, the term was used of individuals delegated signifi ...

" 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, 1st Duke of Richelieu (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a Catholic Church in France, French Catholic prelate and statesman who had an outsized influence in civil and religi ...

he was tried and decapitated with his comrade de Thou 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 of Lyon, 1st arrondissement. It borders ...

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

. In 1826,

Alfred de Vigny Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny (; 27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet and early French Romanticism, Romanticist. He also produced novels, plays, and translations of Shakespeare. Biography Vigny was born in Loches (a town to wh ...

published a historical novel inspired by this event, entitled '' Cinq-Mars''), which piqued the interest of historical painters. In 1829,

Paul Delaroche Hippolyte-Paul Delaroche (; Paris, 17 July 1797 – Paris, 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 subje ...

produced '' The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu 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, at the

Salon of 1835 The Salon of 1835 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris. It was staged during the July Monarchy and was part of the tradition of Salon (Paris), Salons dating back to the seventeenth century. Since the Salon of 1833 the exhibitions were ...

. In 1836, Jacquand presented a new work to the

Salon of 1836 The Salon of 1836 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris. Since 1833 the Salon had been held annually, featuring paintings, sculptures and other works of art. It was followed by the Salon of 1837. It took place during the July Monarch ...

, 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 ( 23 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 natio ...

's ''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

''.

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

as part of the exhibition '' L'invention du Passé. Histoires de cœur et d'épée 1802-1850''.

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