Dante in La Verna
Henri Delaborde (Rennes 1811 - Paris 1899)
Lot-No. 555
Starting Bid: 2.500 €
1846. Oil/canvas. 87,5 x 117 cm. Lower left signed and dated Henri Delaborde 1846. Restored. Relined. St. Francis received the stigmata at La Verna in 1224. Dante refers to this event in his 'Divine Comedy'. - French history painter. D. was a student of Paul Delaroche beginning in 1829; in 1834, he undertook the first of several trips to Italy with Delaroche, where the Renaissance painters had a decisive influence on him. For health reasons, he was forced to give up painting in the 1850s. He subsequently worked as an art writer and secretary of the Paris Academy. Mus.: Paris, Dijon, Versaille a. others Lit.: AKL, Bénézit
Henri Delaborde: Dante in La Verna
Henri Delaborde (Rennes 1811 - Paris 1899)
Dante in La Verna
Lot-No. 555
Starting Bid: 2.500 €
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| Date: | 1846 |
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| Technique: | Oil/canvas |
| Dimensions: | 87,5 x 117 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Lower left signed and dated Henri Delaborde 1846 |
| Condition: | Restored. Relined. |
| Description: | St. Francis received the stigmata at La Verna in 1224. Dante refers to this event in his 'Divine Comedy'. |
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French history painter. D. was a student of Paul Delaroche beginning in 1829; in 1834, he undertook the first of several trips to Italy with Delaroche, where the Renaissance painters had a decisive influence on him. For health reasons, he was forced to give up painting in the 1850s. He subsequently worked as an art writer and secretary of the Paris Academy. Mus.: Paris, Dijon, Versaille a. others Lit.: AKL, Bénézit
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