ASCENSION DE JÉSUS-CHRIST. D'après le Tableau original de M. Brrdhkmann.

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Title:
ASCENSION DE JÉSUS-CHRIST. D'après le Tableau original de M. Brrdhkmann.
Title (alt.):
THE ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST. After the original painting by M.Brrdhkmann.. Caricature
Description:
The lithograph represents Christ ascending towards the sky and spears pointing towards him. In contrast to the conventional ascension pictures where the apostles are watching Christ disappear in the skies, in this print the spears are obstructing his return to earth. Daumier is trying to show the saturation of the general public in traditional art. The print must be seen as an attack against conventional painting as supported by the Academy.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1840
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Ascension Day
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 33.5 x 24 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/4729
Terms of Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: La Caricature, April 26, 1840.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD794