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IRÈNE LE CORRE | Pagan Prayer
ARTIST | Irène Le Corre
BASED IN | Geneva, Switzerland
TITLE | Pagan Prayer
SIZE | 250 mm x 350 mm
Illuminated manuscript with the French lyrics of the song Prière païenne (translated 'Pagan prayer') by Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel (1929-1978). This song addressed to Virgin Mary asks if loving deeply, enjoying life and venerating everything beautiful are not ways of praying. The miniature is inspired by the secular Medieval painting 'A Bridal Couple' (Cleveland Museum of Art). It has been enriched with personal and natural elements endowed with a symbolic meaning.
Songwriter : Jacques Brel. © Universal Music Publishing France and Éditions Jacques Brel, Brussels, 1957.
MEDIUM | Parchment, sepia ink, gold leaf and pigments
PRICE | Not for sale.
ARTIST | Irène Le Corre
BASED IN | Geneva, Switzerland
TITLE | Pagan Prayer
SIZE | 250 mm x 350 mm
Illuminated manuscript with the French lyrics of the song Prière païenne (translated 'Pagan prayer') by Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel (1929-1978). This song addressed to Virgin Mary asks if loving deeply, enjoying life and venerating everything beautiful are not ways of praying. The miniature is inspired by the secular Medieval painting 'A Bridal Couple' (Cleveland Museum of Art). It has been enriched with personal and natural elements endowed with a symbolic meaning.
Songwriter : Jacques Brel. © Universal Music Publishing France and Éditions Jacques Brel, Brussels, 1957.
MEDIUM | Parchment, sepia ink, gold leaf and pigments
PRICE | Not for sale.
ARTIST | Irène Le Corre
BASED IN | Geneva, Switzerland
TITLE | Pagan Prayer
SIZE | 250 mm x 350 mm
Illuminated manuscript with the French lyrics of the song Prière païenne (translated 'Pagan prayer') by Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel (1929-1978). This song addressed to Virgin Mary asks if loving deeply, enjoying life and venerating everything beautiful are not ways of praying. The miniature is inspired by the secular Medieval painting 'A Bridal Couple' (Cleveland Museum of Art). It has been enriched with personal and natural elements endowed with a symbolic meaning.
Songwriter : Jacques Brel. © Universal Music Publishing France and Éditions Jacques Brel, Brussels, 1957.
MEDIUM | Parchment, sepia ink, gold leaf and pigments
PRICE | Not for sale.
About the artist
Irène Le Corre
Irène Le Corre, a trained Arts and Communications Manager, reconnected with her handwriting and drawing skills in early 2020. Since then, she has been fostering her passion for calligraphy and decorated letters through numerous workshops with international teachers. Her special interest lies in traditional and contemporary illumination. 'I have been very interested in illumination and have been learning different gilding techniques over the past few years. So, I wanted include gilding in my SymbiosisIV pieces: including traditional gilding but also larger scale, more experimental gilding,' says Irène.