Art Institute of Chicago
Religions and Religion
Henri Fantin-LatourLinkedCulture matchlcp-94f548979d61
- Date
- 1888
- Medium
- Charcoal, with stumping, on canvas prepared with a white oil paint ground
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 99525
Fantin' s composition is inspired by Victor Hugo's 1880 poem "Religions and Religion." In one long section of the poem, the poet listens to voices emanating from clouds that discuss the nature and history of man's religions. The drawing served as a maquette , or model, for an illustration in the collected works of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), which was published by the French government after the poet's death.
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- Credit line
- Margaret Day Blake Fund
- Provenance
- Sold by William Schab Gallery, New York, to the Art Institute, 1982.
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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