L’Enfance du Christ. Le repos de la Sainte Famille

L’Enfance du Christ. Le repos de la Sainte Famille

Item Information

Title:
L’Enfance du Christ. Le repos de la Sainte Famille
Description:
Under the shade of palm trees, the virgin sits, holding the baby Jesus on her knees. Saint Joseph is standing behind her. On the left in the foreground, is a winged angel on his knees and prostrate in adoration; behind him, another angel is kneeling and his eyes are raised to the sky. Above the group, a flying angel drops flowers. (Berlioz, The Childhood of Christ)
Artist:
Fantin-Latour, Henri, 1836-1904
Date:
1889
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Book illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). Lithographs and Other Prints
Subjects:
Composers
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hédiard: H. 85
Additional information accompanying item: Executed as an illustration for "Hector Berlioz, sa vie et ses oeuvres," by Adolphe Jullien, in 1889. 7 or 8 trial proofs. This impression is from the book.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin; 1949
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Hédiard, Germain. "Fantin-Latour : catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographique du maître, précédé d'une étude par Germain Hédiard et d'une notice sur Germain Hédiard par Léonce Bénédite." Librairie de l'art ancien et moderne, 1906, Paris.
Notes (object):
Only state.
Identifier:
17_10_000088
Barcode:
36666000201802