Four Scenes from the Life of Christ

in or before 1870

Georges Hurtrel

Associated Names
Georges Hurtrel

Artist, French, active 1870/1887

This is a painting of a series of religious scenes divided into four quadrants. In the upper left quadrant, a figure is mounted on a donkey surrounded by a crowd. The upper right quadrant shows an interior with figures gathered around engaged in an act of teaching or discussion, highlighted by architectural elements. The lower left quadrant portrays figures in a formal posture, possibly in a procession or ceremonial context. The lower right quadrant reveals an interior setting where a group is interacting around a central figure. The scenes are detailed with an emphasis on architectural and figural elements, in shades of grey with gold highlights. The style is reminiscent of religious iconography from early Renaissance or late Gothic periods.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with black wash, heightened with white and gold, on gray prepared paper (grisaille)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (rounded top edge): 15.9 x 18.3 cm (6 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.186


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1955

  • Life in the Gothic Age, Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, VA, 1955, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1981

  • Wieck, Roger S., OUD HOLLAND, 95:3 1981: 151-161, fig.2.

1992

  • Boon, Karel G. The Netherlandish and German Drawings of the XVth and XVIth Centuries of the Frits Lugt Collection, Volume II, Addenda & Indexes. Paris, 1992: 12.

2001

  • Hindman, Sandra, et al. Manuscript Illumination in the Modern Age. Evanston, IL, 2001: 140 -141, 253, and fig. 77.

Wikidata ID

Q64571657

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