The Life of Mankind.
Title
The Life of Mankind .
Creator
Moreau, Gustave (French painter, 1826-1898)
Date
1886
Cultural Context
French European Western European
Style/Period
Symbolist Neo-Romantic Decadent Movement Fin de siecle
Subject
Polyptychs Picture frames Pediments Biblical events Crucifixions Men Women Couples Nudes Angels Fictitious characters Supernatural beings Flying Animals Lions Wild cats Bulls Cattle Birds Plants Trees Flowers Landscapes (Representations)
Description
Polyptych with 9 panels and a pediment .
People Pictured
Jesus Christ
Material
Oil on panel Oil on wood Oil paint (pigmented coating) Wood (plant material)
Measurements
Each panel: 13 1/4 x 10"; pediment: 14 1/2 x 37"
Technique
Oil painting (technique) Painting (image-making) Panel painting (image-making)
Work Type
Paintings Oil paintings Panel paintings (painting by form) Polyptychs
Repository
Musée Gustave Moreau (Paris, France)
Source
Delevoy, Robert L. Symbolists and Symbolism. Geneva: Skira; New York: Rizzoli, 1978. (p.53)
Rights
All reproduction rights reserved by A.D.A.G.P. and S.P.A.D.E.M., Paris, Cosmopress, Geneva, and A.S.B.L., Brussels. Photograph reproduced in Delevoy courtesy: Musee Gustave Moreau, Paris (Photo Bulloz).
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 1032-08.jpg
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