Lourdes, 1914, 25th International Eucharistic Congress

1914

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

This is a drawing of a gathering beneath a dome. The image shows a crowd of hooded and robed figures holding shepherd's crooks and facing a glowing chalice in the sky, with a bright light shining above it. The chalice is the central focus, with lines of light extending from it. A robed figure is faintly visible within the dome surrounding the crowd. The drawing conveys a sense of reverence and communal focus on the mysterious event.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph [poster] in green and black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 88 × 117.8 cm (34 5/8 × 46 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4350

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 303, state ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "35" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "73" [encircled] verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959576

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