Michelangelo in His Studio

late 19th century

Pierre Andrieu

Associated Names
Pierre Andrieu

Painter, French, 1821 - 1892

Eugène Delacroix

Artist After, French, 1798 - 1863

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on wood

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.4 x 18.7 cm, 0.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in., 3/16 in.)
    framed: 39.1 x 33.7 cm (15 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Benjamin Thaw [1861-1931], Pittsburgh; her heirs; by whom sold through (American Art Association, New York, 18 May 1934, no. 82); purchased by Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 40, as by Delacroix.

  • Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 34, repro., as by Delacroix.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 33, repro., as by Delacroix.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 102, repro.

1981

  • Johnson, Lee. The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix. 6 vols. Oxford, 1981: 3:126-128, no. 305, as copy after Delacroix, possibly by Pierre Andrieu.

1984

  • Georgel, Pierre. Tout l'oeuvre peint de Delacroix. Paris, 1984: 120-122, mentioned.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 124, repro.

2000

  • Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 236-238, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20187984