The Chariot of Death
The Chariot of Death | |
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French: Le Char de la Mort, German: Der Todeskarren | |
Artist | Théophile Schuler |
Year | 1848–1851 |
Medium | oil paint on canvas |
Movement | Romanticism |
Subject | Death |
Dimensions | 190 cm × 355 cm (75 in × 140 in)[1] |
Location | Unterlinden Museum, Colmar |
Accession | 1862 |
The Chariot of Death is a large allegorical painting by Théophile Schuler. It was gifted to the Unterlinden Museum by the artist in 1862. Its inventory number is 88.RP.454.[2] The painting is considered one of the most emblematic of the collection (which includes the world-famous Isenheim Altarpiece).[3][4] A drawn copy of the painting is kept in the Cabinet des estampes et des dessins.[5]
Content
The painting was begun by Schuler (then 27 years old) after his return to his hometown of Strasbourg, under the impression of the Revolutions of 1848, specifically the French Revolution of 1848, which he had witnessed in Paris. Schuler worked on its completion until 1851, during which time he became witness to the counter-revolutionary backlash, which confirmed the pessimism and the anguish of his vision of the 1848 upheavals and turmoil.[3][6]
The Chariot of Death is inspired by medieval and early Renaissance
Schuler depicts different
Gallery
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The angel of death with her passengers
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Death grabbing the executioner while sending the Wandering Jew away
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Death's horses
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Closer view of Death's white horses, showing the intense brushwork
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The painter's signature on a grave cross
See also
- The Triumph of Death, painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Bibliography
- Emmanuel Honegger: Le Char de la mort, Le Verger Éditeur, ISBN 978-2-84574-360-1
References
- ^ ISBN 978-2-85495-625-2.
- ^ "Le Char de la Mort". Joconde. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "The Maison – Schuler, Rouault, Monet" (PDF). Unterlinden Museum. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Le Nouvel Unterlinden" (PDF). archilovers.com. Unterlinden Museum. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ a b "La mort emportant sur son char toutes les conditions humaines". Joconde. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Susset, Valérie (10 September 2020). "Décrypt' art : «Le char de la mort» de Théophile Schuler (1848-1851)". Le Républicain Lorrain. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Clément, Jean-Louis (27 July 2020). "Emmanuel Honegger, Le Char de la mort Jules-Théophile Schuler 1821-1878, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, Le Verger Éditeur, 2020, 72 p." Revue Politique et Parlementaire. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
External links
Media related to The Chariot of Death at Wikimedia Commons
- Presentation of the painting Archived 2021-04-29 at the Wayback Machine on the museum's website