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Related Timeline(s)

• • France, 1800–1900 A.D.

Related Thematic Essay(s)

• • Symbolism

Related Index Terms

Artist

• • Carrière, Eugène (French, 1849–1906)

Material and Technique

• • Painting, Oil on Canvas
• • Painting, Oil on Canvas, Europe
• • Painting, Oil on Canvas, Europe, France

Object

• • Religious Art, Christianity, Painting

Subject Matter/Theme

• • Religious Art, Christianity
• • Symbolism

Technical Glossary

• • Canvas
• • Oil Paint

"Eugène Carrière: The First Communion (63.138.5)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/symb/ho_63.138.5.htm ()

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The First Communion
Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906)
Oil on canvas; 25 3/4 x 21 in. (65.4 x 53.3 cm)
Gift of Chester Dale, 1963 (63.138.5)