id:			87286
accession number:	2019.251
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Charon and the Souls of the Dead, c. 1858. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875). Pen and brown ink and graphite on antique laid paper (recto), black chalk on antique laid paper (verso); sheet: 16.1 x 22.4 cm (6 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2019.251

title:				Charon and the Souls of the Dead
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creation date:			c. 1858
creation date earliest:		1853
creation date latest:		1863
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creditline:			Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	Pen and brown ink and graphite on antique laid paper (recto), black chalk on antique laid paper (verso)
department:	Drawings
collection:	Drawings
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 16.1 x 22.4 cm (6 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	stamped at lower left, in black ink: Carpeaux sale stamp (L. 500)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Studio of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
	date: c. 1858-1913
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	(Galerie Manzi Joyant, Paris, France)
	date: December 9, 1913
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	(Rowland, Browse, and Delbanco, London, United Kingdom)
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	(Adolphe Stein, Paris, France)
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	(Shepherd Gallery, New York, NY)
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	Jan Milner, New York, NY
	date: 1975-76
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	Muriel Butkin, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1976-2008
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 2, 2019
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fun fact:
This drawing was probably Carpeaux’s first version of the subject. In later sketches, he greatly reduced the number of figures in the composition.

digital description:
This drawing was likely created during time that Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux spent in Rome, where he studied the work of Renaissance masters. Carpeaux was particularly influenced by Michelangelo, especially the Italian sculptor’s compositions featuring twisted bodies and stacked forms. This drawing is one of several that were created in preparation for a painting—which was never completed—of Charon, responsible for ferrying deceased souls to the world of the dead.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Drawing Shop. The Non-Dissenters: Second Exhibition : David Through Meissonier : March 5-April 19. [New York]: The Drawing Shop, 1963.
	page number: 	mentioned and reproduced no. 34
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	Shepherd Gallery, and Martin L. H. Reymert. Ingres & Delacroix Through Degas & Puvis De Chavannes: The Figure in French Art, 1800-1870 : Shepherd Gallery, May-June, 1975 : Catalog. New York: The Gallery, 1975.
	page number: 	mentioned p. 285-6, no. 121, reproduced p. 286
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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.251/2019.251_full.tif