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Jean-Léon Gérôme claimed that he based this almost cinematic depiction of a chariot race at the Circus Maximus stadium in Rome on archaeological research. The painting was first acquired by New York department store magnate A. T. Stewart, reflecting the popularity of Gérôme’s slickly finished and often dramatic work among wealthy American collectors in the 19th century. Its arrival in the United States made headlines and was reported by young writer Henry James, who described it as “a fierce mêlée of beasts, men, and wheels; the struggle and confusion are powerfully expressed, and the horses and chariots painted with that hard, consummate finish characteristic of the author.”
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 156 × 86 Cm |
| Tags | racearchitectureRomananimalsfigureshorsesmanmen |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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“Alexander Turney Stewart,” Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly 1, 6
“Alexander Turney Stewart,” Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly 1, 6 (1876), no pag.
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Alexander Turney Stewart (died 1876), New York
Alexander Turney Stewart (died 1876), New York
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Jean-Léon Gérôme and Edward Strahan, ed., Gérôme: A Collection of the Works of J.L. Gérôme in One Hundred Photogravures, vol. 2, section 8
Jean-Léon Gérôme and Edward Strahan, ed., Gérôme: A Collection of the Works of J.L. Gérôme in One Hundred Photogravures, vol. 2, section 8 (New York: S.L. Hall, 1881), no pag. (ill.).
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his estate
his estate
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“The A. T. Stewart Collection,” The Art Amateur 16, 3
“The A. T. Stewart Collection,” The Art Amateur 16, 3 (1887), p. 56.
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bequeathed to The George F....
bequeathed to The George F. Harding Museum, Chicago
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Frédéric Vors, “Jean Léon Gérôme,” The Art Amateur 1, 4
Frédéric Vors, “Jean Léon Gérôme,” The Art Amateur 1, 4 (1879), p. 71.
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his widow, Cornelia M....
his widow, Cornelia M. Stewart, New York (died 1886)
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“Gérôme as a Draughtsman,” The Art Amateur 6, 3
“Gérôme as a Draughtsman,” The Art Amateur 6, 3 (1882), p. 52.
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price according to an annotated copy of the sale catalogue in Ryerson Library, Art Institute]
price according to an annotated copy of the sale catalogue in Ryerson Library, Art Institute]
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Jean-Léon Gérôme, Les Œuvres de J. –L. Gérôme, vol. 21
Jean-Léon Gérôme, Les Œuvres de J. –L. Gérôme, vol. 21 (Paris, Goupil, [n.d.]), no. 10.
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Fanny Field Hering, Gérôme: The Life and Works of Jean Léon Gérôme
Fanny Field Hering, Gérôme: The Life and Works of Jean Léon Gérôme (New York: Cassell Publishing Company, 1892), p. 229 (ill.), p. 236.
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“Private Galleries: Collection of the Estate of Alexander Turney Stewart,” The Art Amateur 1, 6
“Private Galleries: Collection of the Estate of Alexander Turney Stewart,” The Art Amateur 1, 6 (1879), p. 117.
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price according to an annotated sale catalogue in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague]
price according to an annotated sale catalogue in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague]
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Ernest Knaufft, “Art Chat: The Stewart Collection II,” The Theatre 2, 25
Ernest Knaufft, “Art Chat: The Stewart Collection II,” The Theatre 2, 25 (1887), p. 426.
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Clapp & Graham Co.
Clapp & Graham Co.
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Marc Gotlieb, “Gérôme’s Cinematic Imagination,” in Scott Allan and Mary Morton, eds., Reconsidering Gérôme
Marc Gotlieb, “Gérôme’s Cinematic Imagination,” in Scott Allan and Mary Morton, eds., Reconsidering Gérôme (Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2010), pp. 57–59, 61, fig. 10.
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Christie’s, London, 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist and Spanish Art, Featuring an Important Private Orientalist Collection, sale cat.
Christie’s, London, 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist and Spanish Art, Featuring an Important Private Orientalist Collection, sale cat. (Christie’s, July 2, 2008), p. 240, under lot. 167.
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Marcus Junkelmann, Hollywoods Traum von Rom: “Gladiator” und die Tradition des Monumentalfilms
Marcus Junkelmann, Hollywoods Traum von Rom: “Gladiator” und die Tradition des Monumentalfilms (Mainz am Rhein: P. von Zabern, 2004), p. 259, fig. 148.
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Nicholas Horsfall, The Culture of the Roman Plebs
Nicholas Horsfall, The Culture of the Roman Plebs (London: Duckworth, 2003), front cover (ill.).
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Ivo Blom, “Quod vadis? From Painting to Cinema and Everything in Between,” in Leonardo Quaresima and Laura Vichi, La decimal musa: il cinema e le altre atri
Ivo Blom, “Quod vadis? From Painting to Cinema and Everything in Between,” in Leonardo Quaresima and Laura Vichi, La decimal musa: il cinema e le altre atri (Udine: Università degli Studi di Udine, 2001), p. 292 n. 33.
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Henry James, Parisian Sketches, Letters to the New York Tribune, 1875–1876
Henry James, Parisian Sketches, Letters to the New York Tribune, 1875–1876 (New York: New York University Press, 1957; repr. 1978), pp. 98–99.
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sold to George F....
sold to George F. Harding Jr. (died 1939), Chicago, November 9, 1928 [according to the receipt of sale, copy in curatorial file]
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sold Anderson Galleries, New York, January 24, 1928, lot 145, to Clapp & Graham Co....
sold Anderson Galleries, New York, January 24, 1928, lot 145, to Clapp & Graham Co., New York, for $2,100 [buyer according to a letter from Clapp & Graham Co. to George F. Harding Jr. dated March 8, 1928, copy in curatorial file
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Henry Hilton (died 1899), New York....
Henry Hilton (died 1899), New York. E. H. van Ingen (died 1920), New York
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Gerald M. Ackerman, Jean-Léon Gérôme: His Life and Work, 1834–1904
Gerald M. Ackerman, Jean-Léon Gérôme: His Life and Work, 1834–1904 (Courbevoie: ACR edition, 1997), pp. 122, 127 (ill.).
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Richard R. Brettell, French Salon Artists 1800–1900
Richard R. Brettell, French Salon Artists 1800–1900 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago and New York: H.N. Abrams, 1987), pp. 98 (detail ill.), 99, 101 (ill.), 118.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures of 19th- and 20th-Century Painting
Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures of 19th- and 20th-Century Painting (New York: Abbeville Press, 1993), pp. 8, 68 (ill.).
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LaVahn G. Hoh and William R. Rough, Step Right Up!: The Adventure of Circus in America
LaVahn G. Hoh and William R. Rough, Step Right Up!: The Adventure of Circus in America (White Hall, Virginia: Betterway Publications, 1990), p. 35 (ill.).
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Jack Perry Brown, “The Return of the Salon: Jean Léon Gérôme in the Art Institute,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 15, 2
Jack Perry Brown, “The Return of the Salon: Jean Léon Gérôme in the Art Institute,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 15, 2 (1989), pp. 155–57, 162–65, 180–81 ns. 12, 16, 20, 21, figs. 1, 9.
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Gerald M. Ackerman, The Life and Work of Jean-Léon Gérôme with a Catalogue Raisonné
Gerald M. Ackerman, The Life and Work of Jean-Léon Gérôme with a Catalogue Raisonné (London: Sotheby’s Publications, 1986), pp. 108, 123 (ill.), 238, no. 248; French translation (Courbevoie: ACR edition, 2000), pp. 112, 130 (ill.), 131, 286–87, cat. 248, fig. 248.
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transferred to the Art Institute, 1984.
transferred to the Art Institute, 1984.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1983–84
Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1983–84 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1984), p. 45.
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William R. Johnston, The Nineteenth Century Paintings in the Walters Art Gallery
William R. Johnston, The Nineteenth Century Paintings in the Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore: The Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, 1982), p. 104, under no. 108.
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exhibition
Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Art Institute, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1814–1904), November 10–December 30, 1972, no. 27; traveled to Minneapolis Institute of Arts, January 26–March 11, 1973; Baltimore, Walters Art Gallery, April 6–May 20, 1973.
Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Art Institute, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1814–1904), November 10–December 30, 1972, no. 27; traveled to Minneapolis Institute of Arts, January 26–March 11, 1973; Baltimore, Walters Art Gallery, April 6–May 20, 1973.
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“Art Notes,” The Critic: A Weekly Review of Literature and the Arts
“Art Notes,” The Critic: A Weekly Review of Literature and the Arts (April 2, 1887), p. 170.
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sold American Art Association, New York, March 23, 1887, lot 60, to Henry Hilton for $7,100 [buyer according to New York Evangelist 1887
sold American Art Association, New York, March 23, 1887, lot 60, to Henry Hilton for $7,100 [buyer according to New York Evangelist 1887
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“Art Notes and News: The A. T. Stewart Collection,” The Art Interchange
“Art Notes and News: The A. T. Stewart Collection,” The Art Interchange (March 12, 1887), p. 81.
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“The Stewart Art Sale,” New York Evangelist
“The Stewart Art Sale,” New York Evangelist (March 21, 1887), p. 8.
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“The Art Gallery: A List of the Pictures in Mr. Stewart’s Collection,” New York Times
“The Art Gallery: A List of the Pictures in Mr. Stewart’s Collection,” New York Times (April 12, 1876), p. 8.
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Charles F. Briggs, “Alexander Turney Stewart,” The Independent
Charles F. Briggs, “Alexander Turney Stewart,” The Independent (April 20, 1876), p. 1.
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