The Miracle of Ergotism - Doyen
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Date :
1767
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
665x393 cm
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Description
Booklet from the 1767 Salon:
"By Mr. Doyen, Academician.
67. The Miracle of Ergotism.
In the year 1129, during the reign of Louis VI a fire from Heaven fell upon the City of Paris, & devouring the entrails of almost all the Inhabitants, caused them to experience the most cruel death; through the intercession of St. Genevieve, this plague suddenly ceased.
This Painting, 22 feet high by 12 feet wide, is for the Chapelle de sainte Geneviéve des Ardens in S. Roch."
(This is also almost word for word the starting point of Diderot's long commentary, DPV XVI 256.)
History :
1. Signed and dated lower left "Doyen 1767 ".
Technical Data
Notice #001113
Past ID :
A0432
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