Religions and Religion
Henri Fantin-Latour
1888–1904
- Medium
- Charcoal, with stumping, on canvas prepared with a white oil paint ground
- Dimensions
- 45.1 × 37.5 cm (17 13/16 × 14 13/16 in.)
- Genre
- charcoal
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
drawings (visual works)ground (material)plant materialprints and drawingorganic materialstumpingdrawing techniquescharcoal
About
Fantin' s composition is inspired by Victor Hugo's 1880 poem "Religions and Religion." In one long section of the poem, the poet listens to voices emanating from clouds that discuss the nature and history of man's religions. The drawing served as a maquette , or model, for an illustration in the collected works of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), which was published by the French government after the poet's death.
