Scene 25: Fatally wounded, King Henry III informs the Blessed Abbot of his condition and recommends himself to his prayers

Matthieu Elias French

Subject Reverend Jean de la Barrière French

Subject Henry III, King of France French

1706–07

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Scene 25: Fatally wounded, King Henry III informs the Blessed Abbot of his condition and recommends himself to his prayers
Series/Portfolio: Scenes from the Life of the Reverend Jean de la Barrière
Artist: Matthieu Elias (French, Peene 1658–1741 Dunkerque)
Subject: Reverend Jean de la Barrière (French, Saint-Céré 1544–1600 Rome)
Subject: Henry III, King of France (French, Fontainebleau 1551–1589 Saint-Cloud)
Date: 1706–07
Medium: Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 1/8 × 17 1/2 in. (53.6 × 44.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1992
Object Number: 1992.246.10
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Scene 28: The Blessed Abbot having retired to the Château de Montaigu, soldiers of the league arrive to capture him as he leaves. A piece of wood falls from on high and scatters the soldiers and wounds the Holy Abbot, whom they leave for dead; he is miraculously cured and escapes, Matthieu Elias French, Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite — Scene 28: The Blessed Abbot having retired to the Château de Montaigu, soldiers of the league arrive to capture him as he leaves. A piece of wood falls from on high and scatters the soldiers and wounds the Holy Abbot, whom they leave for dead; he is miraculously cured and escapes
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Scene 33: The Blessed Abbot, near death, receives the blessing of the pope, who sends for this purpose Cardinal d'Ossat, a close friend of the saint, whose teacher he had been; he dies in the odor of sanctity, 25 April 1600, Matthieu Elias French, Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite — Scene 33: The Blessed Abbot, near death, receives the blessing of the pope, who sends for this purpose Cardinal d'Ossat, a close friend of the saint, whose teacher he had been; he dies in the odor of sanctity, 25 April 1600
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Scene 36: Reception of the heart and head of the Blessed Father Dom Jean de la Barrière, brought from Rome to his Abbey of Feuillants in 1626, where they are carefully preserved along with other relics of the Holy Abbot, Matthieu Elias French, Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite — Scene 36: Reception of the heart and head of the Blessed Father Dom Jean de la Barrière, brought from Rome to his Abbey of Feuillants in 1626, where they are carefully preserved along with other relics of the Holy Abbot
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