The Parable of the Sower (Le Semeur de Paraboles)

1876

Félicien Rops

Associated Names
Félicien Rops

Artist, Belgian, 1833 - 1898

The image shows a figure walking outdoors. They are walking in a slightly hunched position, with one arm extended forward and the other holding fabric or a bag close to their body. The person's facial features are shadowed, their hair appears tousled and medium in length, and they are wearing a loose-fitting tunic, dark pants, and shoes. The surrounding landscape includes grassy patches, sparse vegetation, and a few trees in the background. The sky appears clear, suggesting an open, rural environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7411

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Exsteens 1928, no. 300, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

  • Social Concern and the Worker: French Prints from 1830-1910, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City; Cleveland Museum of Art; and Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1974, no. 63, repro.

Bibliography

1928

  • Exsteens, Maurice. L'Oeuvre grave et lithographie de Felicien Rops. 4 vols. and appendix. Paris: Editions Pellet, 1928.

1998

  • Sullivan, Margaret A. “Peasantry." In Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Art. Edited by Helene E. Roberts. 2 vols. Chicago, 1998: 2:714.

Watermarks

VAN GELDER

Wikidata ID

Q65019874

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