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Two Priests Carrying the Ark of the Covenant in the Desert
Two Priests Carrying the Ark of the Covenant in the Desert

Two Priests Carrying the Ark of the Covenant in the Desert

Artist/Maker (French, 1781–1853)
Datemid-1830s
MediumBlack chalk and graphite with white heightening on blue paper
DimensionsOverall: 15 13/16 × 9 3/4 in. (40.2 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineFriends of Art Fund
Object number1983.27
Status
Not on view
More Information
This drawing is a study for the apse mural in the Dominican church of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Paris. Blondel, a history painter and highly accomplished draughtsman, was equally adept at ancient, medieval, modern, and religious subjects, portraits, and genre paintings. This flexibility guaranteed him popular and official success.
Exhibition History
On Line: European Drawings, 16th-19th Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 2007 - January 27, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
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