Painted medallion, Grande Salle a Manger, Hotel

Painted medallion with allegorical scene of woman as Diana the huntress, in the pediment above an oak door in the Grand Salle a Manger or Large Dining Room, decorated in Renaissance style, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13442679

Media ID

45177575

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7462px x 4724px (12.4MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen