François-Marius Granet

A Friar in the Doorway of a Convent

Maker

François-Marius Granet (French, 1775-1849)

Title

A Friar in the Doorway of a Convent

Year

ca. 1802-1824

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

null

Dimensions

Sheet: 15.2 x 11 cm (6 x 4 5/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: Esther Mauran Acquisitions Fund and gift of Ambassador J. W. Middendorf II and Frances Middendorf

Object Number

2018.55

Type

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer
Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Mar 12, 2022 – Sep 04, 2022

Label copy

Here a caped friar is seen from behind at the end of a vaulted corridor. At the center of the sheet light breaks the shadows, refracting off the walls and revealing the features of the sparse interior. François-Marius Granet achieved these rich atmospheric effects solely through washes; no penwork or underdrawing are visible. He used a fine brush and a dark ink for details, a larger dry brush for the long shadow cast by the friar, and multiple applications of wash to build up the subtle chiaroscuro. The artist made a series of moody wash drawings of ecclesiastical interiors during his 22-year stay in Rome.

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Tombstone

François-Marius Granet (French, 1775-1849)
A Friar in the Doorway of a Convent, ca. 1802-1824
Brush and ink on wove paper
Sheet: 15.2 x 11 cm (6 x 4 5/16 inches)
Museum purchase: Esther Mauran Acquisitions Fund and gift of Ambassador J. W. Middendorf II and Frances Middendorf 2018.55

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