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 :
- 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. - Revolutionary seizure in 1795.
- 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.
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Technical Data
Notice #024750