Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011264Charon and the Souls of the Dead
About the Artwork
This drawing was likely created during time that Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux spent in Rome, where he studied the work of Renaissance masters. Carpeaux was particularly influenced by Michelangelo, especially the Italian sculptor’s compositions featuring twisted bodies and stacked forms. This drawing is one of several that were created in preparation for a painting—which was never completed—of Charon, responsible for ferrying deceased souls to the world of the dead.
Inscriptions
stamped at lower left, in black ink: Carpeaux sale stamp (L. 500)
Provenance
c. 1858-1913: Studio of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux December 9, 1913: (Galerie Manzi Joyant, Paris, France) (Rowland, Browse, and Delbanco, London, United Kingdom) (Adolphe Stein, Paris, France) (Shepherd Gallery, New York, NY) 1975-76: Jan Milner, New York, NY 1976-2008: Muriel Butkin, Cleveland, OH December 2, 2019: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875)
- Date
- c. 1858
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink and graphite on antique laid paper (recto), black chalk on antique laid paper (verso)
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16.1 x 22.4 cm (6 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2019.251
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