Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011329The Monks
About the Artwork
The French artist François Granet traveled to Rome in 1802, where he became fascinated by the lives of monks and priests, and the cloistered interiors where they lived and worked. For most of his career, these figures and settings remained the primary subject of his work. This drawing shows one such group in the midst of private study and contemplation.
Inscriptions
Watermark: BLAUW and five-pointed star on primary support; on mount, at center, in black ink: “GRANET.”; in black ink, at lower right: “Granet”
Provenance
Georges Martin du Nord/Galerie B.G. Verte, Paris, France Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008] December 3, 2018: 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
- François Marius Granet (French, 1775–1849)
- Date
- c. 1802–30
- Medium
- watercolor, pen and brown ink on laid paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 35 x 25.2 cm (13 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.); Primary mount: 37 x 27.4 cm (14 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.); Secondary mount: 43.4 x 37.1 cm (17 1/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2018.1059
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