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Saint Peter and Saint John healing the paralytic - Jean Hélart

Date :
Entre 1645 et 1653
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
236x175 cm
Storage Location :
795.1.123

Description

Beneath the propylaea of Jerusalem's Temple, imagined in the Baroque style with twisted columns, a paralytic straightens up helped by St. Peter, who extends his hand; in the center, the young St. John, dressed in red, attests to the miracle by pointing to it; behind the column, an older apostle observes the miracle; in the background, a woman holding a crown (an offering?) turns her eyes to this unusual gathering. The painting is framed by vines and grapevines.

History :
  1. Arms at top and bottom: within a scrolled cartouche, papal arms crowned azure with two keys in saltire, one gold, the other silver.
    Monogram at left and right, on the plant garland: CCAH. The monogram is assumed to be that of Catherine-Angélique de Longueville, abbess of Saint-Pierre-les-Dames from 1645 to 1653. The painting's dating is based on this hypothesis.
  2. Revolutionary seizure in 1795.
  3. The temple's torso columns are borrowed from Raphael's tapestry on the same subject. See the carton at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Textual Sources :
Actes des apôtres

Technical Data

Notice #024750

Image HD

Image Origin :
Portail des musées de Reims (https://musees-reims.fr/)