IDENTITY
Carmen Sylva
Periodical / Journalism
Work Summary
A literary portrait or account of Carmen Sylva, the pen name of Queen Elisabeth of Romania. Loti combines observation of the royal writer with the exotic, personal and atmospheric mode characteristic of his travel and portrait writing.
Evidence Summary
The article supplied art-related factual material that Van Gogh incorporated into his letter.
Documented periodical source behind an art discussion.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Pierre Loti
Work
Carmen Sylva
Years / Period
19 Sep 1889
Van Gogh Relation
Editorially Identified
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
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Evidence Trail
19 Sep 1889 — Letter 804, note 8
Editorially Identified · Used as information source
Editors identify Loti's Figaro article 'Carmen Sylva' as the source of Van Gogh's information about the Romanian queen and a Delacroix painting.
Response: The article supplied art-related factual material that Van Gogh incorporated into his letter.
Connection: Documented periodical source behind an art discussion.
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