id:			147086
accession number:	1972.98
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.98
updated:		2024-08-08 15:15:49.385000

The Crucified Christ as the Tree of Life with Monks and Nuns, c. 1639. Laurent de La Hyre (French, 1606–1656). Black chalk, black chalk wash, and graphite with traces of brown wash and red chalk; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 31.2 x 46.4 cm (12 5/16 x 18 1/4 in.); secondary support: 38.2 x 52.8 cm (15 1/16 x 20 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund 1972.98

title:				The Crucified Christ as the Tree of Life with Monks and Nuns
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creation date:			c. 1639
creation date earliest:		1634
creation date latest:		1644
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creditline:			Delia E. Holden Fund
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culture:	France, 17th century
technique:	black chalk, black chalk wash, and graphite with traces of brown wash and red chalk; framing lines in brown ink
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Laurent de La Hyre (French, 1606–1656)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 31.2 x 46.4 cm (12 5/16 x 18 1/4 in.); Secondary Support: 38.2 x 52.8 cm (15 1/16 x 20 13/16 in.)
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	description:	cream(3) laid paper laid down on beige(1) modern laid paper
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

	title:		French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792
	opening date:   1982-02-02T05:00:00
	<i>French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 2-May 16, 1982).

	title:		Northern European Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   1982-11-16T05:00:00
	<i>Northern European Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1982-January 9, 1983).

	title:		I and Thou
	opening date:   1984-02-21T05:00:00
	<i>I and Thou</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 21-May 27, 1984).

	title:		From Fontainebleau to the Louvre: French Drawing from the Seventeenth Century
	opening date:   1989-12-13T05:00:00
	<i>From Fontainebleau to the Louvre: French Drawing from the Seventeenth Century</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1989-January 28, 1990).

	title:		French Drawings from the Collection
	opening date:   1994-12-13T05:00:00
	<i>French Drawings from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1994-March 12, 1995).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, French Drawings from the Collection (Dec. 13, 1994-Mar. 12, 1995).', 'opening_date': '1994-12-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA; Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum; Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, From Fontainebleau to the Louvre: French Drawing from the 17th Century (Dec. 18, 1989-Jan. 28, 1990; Feb. 24-Apr. 8; May 6-June 27, 1990), no. 85, illus.', 'opening_date': '1990-05-06T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Treasures on Paper (May 10-July 24, 1988).', 'opening_date': '1988-05-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, I and Thou (Feb. 21-May 27, 1984).', 'opening_date': '1984-02-21T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Northern European Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Nov. 16, 1982-Jan. 9, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1982-11-16T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792 (Jan. 25-May 16, 1982).', 'opening_date': '1982-01-25T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, The Year in Review for 1972 (Feb. 27-Mar. 18, 1973), cma Bulletin 60 (1973), p. 111 no. 193, illus. p. 76.', 'opening_date': '1973-02-27T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Marquis Philippe de Chennevières, Paris (Lugt 2073, lower center, in black ink); [his sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, 4-7 April 1900, p. 43, lot 261] (photocopy of cat. in department file).  [sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot,  23 Feb. 1972, lot 27] (photocopy of cat. in department file).  [Seiferheld and Co., New York]
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 173
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n193

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IMAGES

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