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Artist:
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Jules Elie Delaunay
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Title:
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The Plague in Rome
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Date:
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1869
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Medium:
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Oil on wood
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Dimensions:
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14 7/16 x 18 1/16 in. (36.67 x 45.88 cm) (canvas)
21 1/4 x 23 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (53.98 x 60.33 x 5.72 cm) (outer frame)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Bean
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Location:
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Gallery 354
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This is probably a study for Delaunay's most famous painting, a large canvas he exhibited in 1869, but which had its genesis during Delaunay's period of study in Rome (1856-61). The artist took inspiration from a passage in Jacobus de Voragine's 13th-century 'Golden Legend', which describes how divine vengeance brought a plague to Rome. In the painting, plague-stricken figures lie in torment in the streets, while to the right, a good angel commands the bad angel to strike with his spear the homes where the plague will enter.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Delaunay, Jules Elie
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1828 - 1891
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Date; Initials LR in crimson: ['JE' (reversed) 'D' (intertwined with JE) 1871]; (on step): [JED 1871]
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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72.128
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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