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In this illustration of an episode from the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament, Jesus (reclining at center) admonishes his disciples not to prevent little children from approaching him. Sébastien Bourdon’s figures wear draperies in the antique fashion, and the setting evokes both ancient Rome and the Christian Holy Land.
One of the most versatile and successful 17th-century French painters, Bourdon emulated the rigorous classical style of Nicolas Poussin. Bourdon knew Poussin’s work (such as the painting on view in this gallery) from his early years in Rome. Following Poussin’s compositional principles, Bourdon organized this scene as a series of parallel, stage-like registers, resulting in a calm, geometric order.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 135 × 100 Cm |
| Tags | Christian subjectspalmstreestownslandscapesaintswomenmenchildrenChristianityreligiousreligionJesusmountain |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Probably Chiquet de Champ-Renard, Paris
Probably Chiquet de Champ-Renard, Paris
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sold Joullain fils, Paris, March 14 and following, 1768, suppl....
sold Joullain fils, Paris, March 14 and following, 1768, suppl. 3, to Joullain fils, Paris, for 815 livres [the measurements given, which may refer to the sight size, are equal to 98.7 x 129.8 cm
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price and buyer are listed in an annotated sale catalogue in the R....
price and buyer are listed in an annotated sale catalogue in the R.K.D., The Hague]. Probably John Joshua Proby, first earl of Carysfort (died 1828), Elton, Huntingdonshire, and London
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Chicago, Smart Museum of Art, Classicisms from February 16-June 11, 2017.
Chicago, Smart Museum of Art, Classicisms from February 16-June 11, 2017.
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Jacques Thuillier Sébastien Bourdon 1616-1671: Retrospective, exh. cat. Musée Fabre, Móntpellier, 2000, p. 338, fig. 20.
Jacques Thuillier Sébastien Bourdon 1616-1671: Retrospective, exh. cat. Musée Fabre, Móntpellier, 2000, p. 338, fig. 20.
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purchased from Knoedler for the Art Institute by Mrs....
purchased from Knoedler for the Art Institute by Mrs. Eugene A. Davidson (the former Mrs. Suzette Morton Zurcher), 1959
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“Accessions of American and Canadian Museums,” Art Quarterly 22
“Accessions of American and Canadian Museums,” Art Quarterly 22 (1959), pp. 274, 280 (ill.).
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intermittently on loan to Mrs....
intermittently on loan to Mrs. Davidson, 1959–73.
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M. Boris Lossky with J.M. Girard, Das 17. Jahrhundert in der französischen Malerei, exh. cat., Bern, Kunstmuseum, 1959, under no. 13.
M. Boris Lossky with J.M. Girard, Das 17. Jahrhundert in der französischen Malerei, exh. cat., Bern, Kunstmuseum, 1959, under no. 13.
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consigned by Preston to Knoedler, New York, 1958-–59 [according to the letter cited above]
consigned by Preston to Knoedler, New York, 1958-–59 [according to the letter cited above]
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New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, Pictures Collected by Yale Alumni, 1956, cat. 7.
New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, Pictures Collected by Yale Alumni, 1956, cat. 7.
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Anthony Blunt, “À Bristol, une exposition d’art français du XVIIe siècle,” Beaux-Arts 75, 38
Anthony Blunt, “À Bristol, une exposition d’art français du XVIIe siècle,” Beaux-Arts 75, 38 (1938), p. 3 (ill.).
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Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, French Art, 1600–1800, 1938, cat. 3A.
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, French Art, 1600–1800, 1938, cat. 3A.
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New World’s Fair, Masterpieces of Art: European and American Paintings, 1500–1900, 1940, cat. 63.
New World’s Fair, Masterpieces of Art: European and American Paintings, 1500–1900, 1940, cat. 63.
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sold Christie’s, London, June 14, 1828, no....
sold Christie’s, London, June 14, 1828, no. 38, to Gilmor for 35 gns. 14 s [according to annotated sale catelogue, Christie's London]. Robert Frank, Bristol, by 1938 [ according to Bristol 1938]. Seligmann, New York, 1947 [according to Fowle 1970, p. 113]. Robert D. Brewster, New York [letter of December 11, 1981 from Katherine Moore, Knoedler’s, to Susan Wise in curatorial file]. Stuart Preston, New York, by 1956 [according to New Haven 1956, no. 7]
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Gilles Chomer with Sylvain Laveissière, Autour de Poussin, exh. cat., Paris, Musée du Louvre, 1994, p. 102, under no. 25.
Gilles Chomer with Sylvain Laveissière, Autour de Poussin, exh. cat., Paris, Musée du Louvre, 1994, p. 102, under no. 25.
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Christopher Wright, The World's Master Paintings from the Early Renassiance to the Present Day: A Comprehensive Listing of Works by 1,300 Painters and a Complete Guide to Their Locations Worldwide, 1991, vol. 1, p. 232, vol. 2, pp.61, 554.
Christopher Wright, The World's Master Paintings from the Early Renassiance to the Present Day: A Comprehensive Listing of Works by 1,300 Painters and a Complete Guide to Their Locations Worldwide, 1991, vol. 1, p. 232, vol. 2, pp.61, 554.
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Chistopher Wright, The French Painters of the Seventeenth Century, London, 1985, p. 149
Chistopher Wright, The French Painters of the Seventeenth Century, London, 1985, p. 149
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Sylvain Laveissière in Le Classicisme français: Masterpiece of Seventeenth-Century Painting, exh. cat., Dublin, The National Gallery of Ireland, 1985, p. 12 under no. 7.
Sylvain Laveissière in Le Classicisme français: Masterpiece of Seventeenth-Century Painting, exh. cat., Dublin, The National Gallery of Ireland, 1985, p. 12 under no. 7.
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Pierre Rosenberg, La Peinture française du XVIIe siècle dans les collections américaines, exh. cat., Paris Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 1982, p. 346, no. 8
Pierre Rosenberg, La Peinture française du XVIIe siècle dans les collections américaines, exh. cat., Paris Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 1982, p. 346, no. 8 (ill.).
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Geraldine Elzabeth Fowle, “The Biblical Paintings of Sébastien Bourdon,” Ph.D. diss., University of Michigan, 1970. pp. 113–15, under no. 36, fig. 73.
Geraldine Elzabeth Fowle, “The Biblical Paintings of Sébastien Bourdon,” Ph.D. diss., University of Michigan, 1970. pp. 113–15, under no. 36, fig. 73.
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Art Institute of Chicago, "Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago. A Catalogue of the Picture," Chicago, 1961, p. 30.
Art Institute of Chicago, "Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago. A Catalogue of the Picture," Chicago, 1961, p. 30.
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