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Johann Joachim Winckelman and Mengs: the Apostles of German Neo-Classicism
2008-05-03 17:13:00
MENGS, Anton Raphael(b. 1728, Aussig, d. 1779, Rome)Portrait of Johann Joachim Winckelman 1761-62Oil on canvas, 64 x 49 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York Both Mengs and Winckelman were Catholic converts. Both resided in Rome. Both attained high positions in the Establishment of Rome.Winckelman was librarian first to Cardinal Archinto, and then later, to Cardinal Albani in Rome, and also in charge of the latter`s antiquities. Albani was one of the leading eighteenth-century collectors in Europe. Thus, Winckelmann was one of the principal figures in circles interested in classical antiquity in the city.Winckelman is now celebrated as the Father of Modern Archaeology and Art History.Winckelmann used his scholarship as a tool in the construction of a theory. He argued that a modern artist could become great only by imitating the works of classical Greece. Only by this means could he acquire a more perfect knowledge of beauty than was possible by studying nature itself.He said: ?The...
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Descent of the Holy Spirit
2008-05-03 11:12:00
Anton Raphael Mengs 1728 - 1779Descent of the Holy Spirit 1751Oil on canvas 46 x 25,5 cmHermitage Museum, St PetersburgMengs, a Classical artist, was strongly influenced by the ideas of the German scholar of the Ancient World, Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768).He was the leading German painter in the second half of the 18th century and exceptionally popular across Europe.Mengs, one of the creators of Neo-Classicism, called upon the artists of Europe to return to "the simplicity and nobility of beautiful antiquity".Daniel Webb in Inquiry into the Beauties of Painting (1760) attempted to summarise Mengs` theory of beauty thus:"Beauty was the perfect expression of an idea, since art was above nature. The ultimate aim of painting lay, therefore, in selecting beautiful subjects found in nature, purified of all imperfection."

The Ascension
2008-05-02 22:55:00
Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779)Christi Himmelfahrt 17529,30 m x 4,20 mKathedrale St. Trinitatis (Katholische Hofkirche) Dresden The Ascension is a national holiday in Germany. It is known as Christi Himmelfahrt.In Germany, it was the custom for the priest to lift high a crucifix after the reading of the Ascension Gospel.The link between the Cross and the Ascension is implicit in Jesus' words when he says, And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. (John 12:32)In 1750 Mengs was commissioned to produce three altarpieces for the Dresden Hofkirche, including the commission for the Ascension (installed 1766 in situ) for the main altarWhen chosen to paint an 'Ascension of Christ` altarpiece for Dresden?s catholic church, the artist took himself to Venice in order to study Titian?s 'Assumption'.Titian had a profound influence in Mengs` work.It is shown in his book regarding works from antiquity and the Renaissance: Riflessioni sopra i tre gran pittori Ra...

Elihu Vedder
2008-05-01 21:16:00
Elihu Vedder, (1836 ? 1923)Dominicans (Three Monks at Fiesole) 1859 caOil on canvas cm 29,5 x 24,1The Fine Arts Museums, San FranciscoElihu Vedder (1836 ? 1923)Roman Landscape, c. 1900Coloured chalks on green wove paper, 16.3 x 31.8 cm (6 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)The National Gallery of Art, Washington DCElihu Vedder (1836 ? 1923)The Sorrowing Soul between Doubt and Faith, ca. 1887Oil on canvas. 16 x 21 in. (41 x 53 cm)Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkElihu Vedder (1836 ? 1923) was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator, and poet, born in New York City.He completed his studies in Italy. He first visited Italy from 1858 until 1860. At the end of the Civil War he left America to live in ItalyHe visited England frequently, was much interested in the Pre-Raphaelite movement, becoming a friend of Simeon Solomon, with whose work his own has affinities. On his first visit to London in 1870 he met Watts and admired the work of Rossetti, Alma-Tadema and Leighton.

Consolatrix Afflictorum
2008-04-30 20:51:00
Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929)Consolatrix AfflictorumOil on canvasPrivate collectionDagnan pursued the academic mastery of finely drawn figure compositionsHe made his reputation with large figure paintings based on scenes from real life in rural France.It would appear that Dagnan achieved his effect of lifelike immediacy with the help of photographs, a common practice in nineteenth-century painting but one that artists did not always admit.He often turned to religious subjects, treating them as genre scenesMadonna and Child was a theme which he painted on a number of occasions. He stressed the beauty of maternity.

The Coarbs of St Moluag
2008-04-30 20:17:00
Niall Livingstone, younger of Bachuil, (now Clan Chief) carrying the Bachuil Mor, the pastorial staff of St Moluag, with the Rt. Hon. Dr George Reid, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament "Titles" are no longer "in". However they are reminders of tradition: many are good traditions.Some titles are ancient: older than the Nation State. The Coarbs of St Moluag is one of the oldest titles in Britain: possbly the oldest. It hearkens back to the Dark Ages: when a missionary saint started to evangelise the Picts in Scotland in the sixth century AD.The Times belatedly reported the recent death of Alastair Livingstone of Bachuil. He was the holder of what is thought to be the oldest title in Britain: the Coarbs of St Moluag and the "Hereditable Keeper of the Great Staff of Saint Moluag.".He was also Baron of the Bachuil and Chiefs of MacLea.The Livingstones, originally known by the Gaelic name MacLea, are one of the oldest clans in Scotland.Saint Moluag, (c.530 - 592),] (also kno...

St Catherine of Siena
2008-04-28 22:57:00
Girolamo di Benvenuto 1470-1524 The Death of St Catherine of Siena c.1500-1510 Tempera on panel 32 H ; 25 L Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon Catherine arrived in Avignon on June 18, 1376, and was received by the Pope, Gregory XI. Gregory had been ready to go back to Rome with his court, but the opposition of the French cardinals had deterred him. Catherine urged him to return and end the seventy-four-year residence of the popes at Avignon. In her letters to Pope Gregory, she is blunt and forthright. But she calls him "Babbo". (An Italian child`s name for father: "Daddy") On September 13, 1376, he set out from Avignon to travel by water to Rome, while Catherine and her friends left the city on the same day to return overland to Siena. Aged only thirty three, she suffered a stroke in Rome on April 21, 1380 Eight days later she died surrounded by her "Famiglia", including Monna Alessa Dei Saracini. Her body is in the Minerva Church, in Rome but Siena has her head enshrined in St. Do...

Preparations for the Procession
2008-04-27 18:32:00
Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)Preparations for the Procession Oil on canvasPrivate collection

Un Scandale [A Scandal]
2008-04-27 18:29:00
Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)Un Scandal e [A Scandal]Watercolour, pencil and gouache on paper30 x 21 1/4 inches (76.2 x 54 cm)Private collection
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The Church In Danger
2008-04-27 18:27:00
Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)The Church In Danger Oil on panel29 x 22 7/8 inches (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
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The Missionary's Adventures
2008-04-27 10:36:00
Jehan Georges Vibert [1840-1902]The Missionary's Adventures Oil on wood; 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A monk is recounting his adventures of his work in the Missions. He has been injured in the course of his work.A copy of The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew by Ribera hangs on the wall.It was painted at the time the Third Republic was actively pushing for the separation of church and state. It seems to make the state's case.Vibert describes the scene thus:In the novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 ? April 24, 1947), the Prologue scene is inspired by this painting."It was a painting, by the way, that made the first scene of that story [Death Comes for the Archbishop] for me. A French painter, Vibert, one who did a precise piece of work in the manner of his day, called 'The Missionary's Return'"(Small, Harold. "Willa Cather Tells 'Secret' Novel's Title." San Francisco Chronicle 26 March 1931)

Monseigneur en visite: A Visit from his Grace
2008-04-26 23:39:00
Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)Monseigneur en visiteA Visit from his Grace oil on canvas22 1/2 x 29 1/4 in. (57.8 x 74.9 cm.)Private collection Vibert's narrative for the work is as follows:'My dear aunt: At last - yesterday I had his Grace (Monseigneur) around for my private five o'clock. What a triumph for me! No longer shall I be the little scatterbrain, the frivolous little girl the world likes to think I am, since I have been found fit to receive such an honorable person.For as you know, here in the provinces such a visit carries so much more importance - so much more, that it was even discussed and approved on high beforehand. I tried to do myself justice, for the sake of my name and family and for you, my dear aunt, who have been my mentor ... I do not dare say that I succeeded as you would have with your experience, but I think that this first impression was not bad at all.Then I had the unheard of luck the have the comtesse de B, whom you know by name, drop in a third ...

Jehan Georges Vibert
2008-04-26 22:47:00
Jehan Georges Vibert [born 1840 - died 1902]The Marvellous Sauce, ca. 1890Oil on canvas, 25 x 32"Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New YorkJehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)The Church in DangerPainting - oil on panel25.4 cm (10 in.), x 46.4 cm (18.27 in.)Private collectionJehan Georges Vibert [born 1840 - died 1902]The Wrath of the BishopOil on canvas14 x 11 inches (35.56 x 27.94 cm)Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, USA Vibert, a French artist, debuted at the Salon of 1863 with La Sieste (The Siesta) and Repentir (Repentance).The popularity of his works spread gained him fame in America and fetched high prices including commissions from John Jacob Astor IV and William Vanderbilt. A large collection of works by Vibert was amassed by the heiress May Louise Maytag on behalf of then Bishop of Miami, Coleman Carroll.Vibert was one of France's most acclaimed Academic genre painters, renowned for his irony and wit. Vibert is best known for his satirical scenes from ecclesiastical life.T...

Ferdinand Heilbuth
2008-04-25 22:22:00
Ferdinand Heilbuth (1826-1889)Gardens of the VaticanOil on canvas, 1870Private collection Ferdinand Heilbuth, 1826-1889Pincian Hill, Rome (1860-70)Watercolor over graphite underdrawing on paper19.5 cm, x 32.2 cmThe Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Ferdinand Heilbuth, (1826-1889)Deux études de la tête d'un ecclésiastique coiffé d'une calotteDrawing on paper m 0,231 x m 0,187Musée du Louvre département des Arts graphiques, Paris Ferdinand Heilbuth, (1826-1889) was born in Hamburg, Germany on June 27, 1826, and died in Paris, November 19, 1889. He left his studies to become a Rabbi and travelled to Dusseldorf, Rome and Paris. He died a citizen of France.Vincent Van Gogh wrote to a friend and fellow artist, Anthon Van Rappard. In the letter Van Gogh mentioned how much he admired the painting ability of Ferdinand Heilbuth. Van Gogh wanted to join both artists in Paris to paint together.Heilbuth lived in Rome for various periods between 1865-1875 where he observed at close-hand life at the...
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The Glory of St. Ignatius Loyola
2008-04-25 20:40:00
Andrea Pozzo (Italian, 1642-1709)The Glory of St. Ignatius Loyola and the MissionaryWork of the Jesuit Order (called The Apotheosis ofSt. Ignatius), 1688?94Fresco17 x 35 metres (56 x 115 ft.)Church of S Ignazio di Loyola, (the Gesu), RomeThe real walls of the church continue in painted illusion until vast open space is seen in the centre of the painting, with the saint situated in glory with the Blessed Trinity.The three stages of the spiritual life as described by St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Ávila, are dramatised in the painting.On the foreground edges of the painting, giants, representing ignorance, are seen fighting a losing battle with angels, who throw the former into Hell. This represents the purgative stage of the spiritual life, in which faults and sins are avoided.Angels bringing the fire of illumination to the faithful, and helping them climb upward, represent the illuminative way, in which the faithful grow closer to God by accepting light concerning their sta...

Padre Pio's body goes on public display
2008-04-24 22:10:00
According to The Times, the body of Padre Pio went on public display in San Giovanni Rotondo, in Puglia to mark 40 years since his death and the 90th anniversary of the first appearance of stigmata on his hands and feet.Thousands of devotees gathered to pray as the body of the mystic monk was unveiled by Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, after an open-air Mass.?Today, we venerate his body, opening a particularly intense period of pilgrimage,? Cardinal Saraiva Martins said.?This body is here, but Padre Pio is not only a corpse. Looking at his remains we remember all the good that he has made,? he told worshippers in San Giovanni Rotondo where Padre Pio used to live and was buried.Cardinal Saraiva Martins had a private viewing of the body in the church crypt with other officials who prayed around a casket enclosed in crystal containing the corpse. A British-made silicone mask bearing the features of Padre Pio covered the saint?s face....
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The Triumph of the Eucharist
2008-04-24 21:47:00
"The Triumph of the Church over Ignorance and Blindness," from The Triumph of the Eucharist , circa 1626-1633Design by Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577?1640Woven in the workshop of Jan Raes II, Brussels,Wool and silk, 490 by 752 centimetres,Patrimonio Nacional, Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid"The Triumph of the Church over Ignorance and Blindness," (detail) from The Triumph of the Eucharist, circa 1626-1633Design by Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577?1640Woven in the workshop of Jan Raes II, Brussels,Wool and silk, 490 by 752 centimetres,Patrimonio Nacional, Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid"The Triumph of the Eucharist over Idolatry," from The Triumph of the Eucharist, circa 1626-1633Design by Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577?1640Woven in the workshop of Jan Raes II, Brussels,Wool and silk, 490 by 752 centimeters,Patrimonio Nacional, Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, MadridPeter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577?1640The Sacrifice of the Old Covenant (about 1626)70.5 x 8...

Blessed John Henry Newman ?
2008-04-22 21:42:00
The Times reports that the Vatican will soon announce the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman after accepting that he was responsible for a miracle in which an American clergyman was ?cured? of a crippling spinal disorder.Newman will be given the title ?Blessed ? after a ceremony later this year, leaving him one step away from full sainthood.If the church attributes a further miracle to him, Newman could be canonised as early as 2009.The last time a Briton was canonised was in 1970 when 40 martyrs from the Reformation were made saints.

St George
2008-04-22 19:45:00
Peter Paul Rubens (June 28, 1577 ? May 30, 1640)Saint George and the Dragon c. 1606Oil on canvas427 × 312 cmMuseo del Prado, MadridPeter Paul Rubens (June 28, 1577 ? May 30, 1640)St. George Slaying the DragonPen with brown ink and brown washH. en m 0,337 ; L. en m 0,267Musée du Louvre département des Arts graphiques, Paris It was painted in Genova, Italy.Saint George is also the patron of this city.The princess' presence on the left is included to represent the ChurchThe Saint's horse rears up, its hoofs high in the air as George strikes with his sword. Its white mane is coarse as is its tail but it is long and flying out to the side as if it were the hair of a woman, matching but diminishing that of the princess he is rescuing and running in parallel with the rising and plunging white plume of St George's helmet.It is a wonder of colour in which a flowing red cloak points towards and points up the shining black of St. George's armour.Rubens adds action, and emotion, a scene pai...

Pope visits Ground Zero to pray for 9/11 victims
2008-04-20 19:51:00
Pope Benedict XVI prayed at New York's Ground Zero on Sunday, asking God to bring healing and strength to grieving families, and direction for people "consumed with hatred.""We ask you in your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here -- the heroic first-responders, our fire fighters, police officers, emergency service workers, and Port Authority personnel, along with all the innocent men and women who were victims of this tragedy simply because their work or service brought them here on September 11, 2001," the pontiff said.He greeted dignitaries, including New York Gov. David Paterson, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine.He was joined by 24 people he had invited to join him, including family members of people killed in the terrorist attacks and rescue workers who survived the attacks."We ask you, in your compassion, to bring healing to those who, because of their presence here that day, suffer from injuries and illness," he said. "...
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Pope speaks to the United Nations
2008-04-19 11:01:00
Pope Benedict XVI called on the United Nations yesterday to intervene more urgently in countries that abuse human rights or fail to properly protect their people from the effects of natural or man-made disasters.The Times writes:"In his first speech to the international body, the Pope offered a strong endorsement of action by powerful countries to alleviate suffering. While insisting that diplomatic efforts to preempt conflict should be the focus of such efforts, he also suggested that military force, within the rules of the UN, could be justified.?Every state has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as well as from the consequences of humanitarian crises, whether natural or man-made. If states are unable to guarantee such protection, the international community must intervene with the juridical means provided in the United Nations charter and in other international instruments.?The Pope insisted that national sovereignt...
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Beauty ? It`s in the Neurones...
2008-04-18 22:52:00
Joseph Mallord William Turnerborn 23 April 1775 - died 19 December 1851Rome from Mount Aventine 1836Oil on canvas36 x 49 inches (91.6 x 124.6 cm)John Ruskinborn 1819 - died 1900The Garden of San Miniato near Florence 1845Watercolor on paperPrivate collection Why does one find a painting or other work of art "exciting" or enthralling ?Not long ago A. S. Byatt published a TLS Commentary (?Observe the Neurones?, September 22, 2006) in which she purported to explain why, since she discovered John Donne?s poetry as a schoolgirl in the 1950s, she had found him ?so very exciting?.The primary concern of her piece was to explain the poems and their effect on her by appealing to contemporary neurophysiology.A generation of academic literary critics has now arisen who invoke ?neuroscience? to assist them in their work of explication, interpretation and appreciation.Norman Bryson, once a leading exponent of Theory and a social constructivist, has described his Damascene conversion, as a result ...
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Pope Benedict - no Dr Strangelove
2008-04-18 19:35:00
The Pope `s visit to the United States would appear to have already been deemed a success.The reaction to the Pope and his acts across The Herring Pond appears to have allowed people to have developed a renewed appreciation for Pope Benedict and his message.Two articles in The Times- one a lead article on the Pope`s visit- appear to recognise this.The first is a lead article in today`s Times which hopefully will allow the past image of the Panzer Cardinal to be finally laid to rest.In Pope Benedict - no Dr Strangelove, the lead writer concentrates on Benedict`s message of "divine love" which "is surprisingly eloquent and confounds the early stereotypes"."Anybody who has ever had to stand at a podium after a gifted speaker knows how it might have been for Pope Benedict XVI this week as he has made the first papal visit to the United States since John Paul II.His predecessor was the ultimate media-savvy leader. When he came to the ultimate media-fixated nation, it was a match made in H...

Pope`s visit to the United States
2008-04-17 19:29:00
The coverage provided by Whispers in the Loggia for the Pope `s visit to the United States is excellent.Included are all the texts and links which you need or would want, including:Address to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops -- Pope's SpeechAddress to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops -- Questions & AnswersAddress at White House Arrival CeremonyJoint US-Holy See CommuniqueThe Homily at Nationals Park, Washington on 17th April 2008
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A Scot cannot be Pope
2008-04-17 19:17:00
Libby Purves in The Times explains why a Scot cannot be a Pope .Apparently Scotland is the only country in the world where it is still illegal for a citizen to become Pope.The Act (The Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560) was passed by the Old Scots Parliament after The Reformation and has never been repealed.The Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560, APS 1560 c.2 provides:Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560, APS 1560 c.2Concerning the jurisdictioun and autoritie of the bischope of Rome callit the PaipIn the Parliament haldin at edinburgh the tent day of Julij the yeir of God JmVc&lx yeiris and thairefter continewit to the first day of august nixt thaireftir following with continewatioune of dayis vpoun the tuenty foir day of the said monethe of augustThe thre estaitis then being present vnderstanding that the Jurisdictioune and autoritie of the bischope of Rome callit the paip vsit within this realme in tymes bipast hes bene verray hurtful and preiudiciall to our soueranis autoritie and commone weill of ...

White House crowd sings Happy Birthday to Pope
2008-04-16 20:08:00
White House crowd sings Happy Birthday to Pope .The Times reports:One of the largest crowds ever to gather on the lawns of the White House sang an impromptu chorus of Happy Birthday to Pope Benedict XVI as the pontiff, who turned 81 today, began the first full day of a visit to the United States.More than 9,000 guests packed the sun-drenched South Lawn as Benedict became only the second pope ever to visit the White House and the first in nearly 30 years. He received a 21-gun salute and heard Kathleen Battle, the American soprano, produce a haunting rendition of The Lord's PrayerBut, in election year, politics was never far beneath the surface and cheers rose from the crowd as President Bush, in his speech of welcome, noted the Church's prohibition of abortion.?In a world where some evoke the name of God to justify acts of terror and murder and hate, we need your message that God is love. And embracing this love is the surest way to save man from falling prey to the teaching of fan...
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François-Xavier Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan (April 17, 1928 to September 16,
2008-04-16 19:54:00
François-Xavier Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan(April 17, 1928 to September 16, 2002) received his Cardinal hat from the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II in Rome on 21st February 2001.Cardinals have been imprisoned. Some have been imprisoned in terrible conditions by Communist authorities.One of the cardinals who was imprisoned by the Vietnamese Communist authorities after the fall of Saigon was François-Xavier Cardinal Cardinal Nguyen Van ThuanHe was detained by the Communist Government of Vietnam in a reeducation camp for 13 years, 9 of them in solitary confinementReleased in 1988, he was allowed to travel overseas in 1991. While abroad, he was barred from returning to Vietnam.In 1994, Pope John Paul II called him to Rome.The late pope greatly admired him. Besides promoting him as the first Vietnamese prelate to hold a high Vatican office, the pope had him preach the Lenten retreat to the Roman Curia in the year 2000. On Feb. 21, 2001, Pope John Paul made him a cardinal.The Cardinal descr...

The Deluge and After: a Romantic View
2008-04-15 21:42:00
Francis Danby (1793-1861),The Deluge , exhibited 1840,Oil on canvas, 284.5 x 452.1 cm,Tate Gallery, London.Andreas Achenbach (German, 1815?1910)Sunset after a Storm on the Coast of Sicily, 1853Oil on canvas; 32 3/4 x 42 1/4 in. (83.2 x 107.3 cm)Catharine Lorillard Wolfe CollectionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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The Pope`s Visit to the United States
2008-04-14 19:04:00
The Pope `s visit to the United States is at least making some news in the United Kingdom.The Times` coverage has been occasional but seems to recognise that it will be a visit of some significance.The stress has been on the Pope`s visit to Ground Zero and the significance of a call (possible) by the Pope to terrorists.The latest can be seen in The Times` article entitled Pope to pray for redemption of Islamic terrorists during US tourOf some fun to some columnists is the simultaneous visit by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown to the United States. Most agree that he will be overshadowed by the Pope. In Clash of the Titans: Gordon Brown's visit to US clashes with Pope's trip, The Times writes (tongue in cheek):"Next week a titan on the world stage will fly across the Atlantic to spend Wednesday talking war and peace with President Bush and making his mark on the American people.Unfortunately for Gordon Brown, an awkward coincidence of timing means that his final visit to President Bu...
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Henri Rousseau (The Customs Officer)
2008-04-12 16:55:00
ROUSSEAU Henri, LE DOUANIER ROUSSEAU (called) (Laval, 1844 ; Paris, 1910 )In a Tropical Forest. Struggle between Tiger and Buffalo [Circa 1908-1909 ]Oil on canvas. 46x55 cmThe Hermitage Museum, St PetersburgROUSSEAU Henri, LE DOUANIER ROUSSEAU (called) (Laval, 1844 ; Paris, 1910 )Le Repas du lion [The Lion`s Meal]1907OIl on canvas 113,7 x 160 cmThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkROUSSEAU Henri, LE DOUANIER ROUSSEAU (called) (Laval, 1844 ; Paris, 1910 )La carriole du père Junier 1908Oil on CanvasH. 97 ; l. 129Musée de l'Orangerie, ParisGroup portrait of Claude Junier, Mme Junier, Junier Léa, young girl, dog, a seated Henri Rousseau, and horse) ROUSSEAU Henri, LE DOUANIER ROUSSEAU (called) (Laval, 1844 ; Paris, 1910 )LA GUERRE OU LA CHEVAUCHEE DE LA DISCORDE (War, or The Horseman of Discord)1893-4Oil on Canvas114 H ; 195 LMusée d'Orsay, ParisAccording to Rousseau in 1894, the painting was inspired by a cartoon of the Tsar published in l'Egalité on 6th October 1889 and by the p...
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