Henri Fantin-Latour
French, 1836-1904
Religions and Religion
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Henri Fantin-Latour
French, 1836-19041888
Religions and Religion
Henri Fantin-Latour French, 1836-1904 →charcoaldrawings (visual works)
Date
1888
Medium
Charcoal, with stumping, on canvas prepared with a white oil paint ground
Dimensions
45.1 × 37.5 cm (17 13/16 × 14 13/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Margaret Day Blake Fund
Fantin' s composition is inspired by Victor Hugo's 1880 poem "Religions and Religion." In one long section of the poem, the poet listens to voices emanating from clouds that discuss the nature and history of man's religions. The drawing served as a maquette , or model, for an illustration in the collected works of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), which was published by the French government after the poet's death.
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