A brown pen and ink study depicting Biblical figures around the edges of the paper. Figures speak, kneel in prayer and read the Bible.

Eugène Delacroix

Studies after The Death of the Virgin

Maker

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863)

Title

Studies after The Death of the Virgin

Year

ca. 1820-1860

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Dimensions

25.7 x 17 cm (10 1/8 x 6 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Stamped in red at LR: E.D. (Lugt 838)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

23.050

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Disconnected details of figures float on the surface of this sketchbook sheet. On it, Eugène Delacroix selectively copied from Albrecht Dürer’s 1511 woodcut The Death of the Virgin. Delacroix believed in the instructive value of copying, and sketching from prints was an important part of his process. The figures in this drawing map the movements of the artist’s eye over the printed model, revealing how he worked his way through the earlier image while also creating an enigmatic, fragmentary new composition.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863)
Studies after The Death of the Virgin, ca. 1820-1860
Pen and ink with brush and wash on laid paper
25.7 x 17 cm (10 1/8 x 6 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 23.050

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