European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorien 1865 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French, 1780 - 1867 Oil on canvas * Gallery 299, European Art 1500-1850, second floor Cat. 793 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelIngres here depicts Saint Symphorien, a Roman Christian of the second or third century, being led to his execution for his contempt of a pagan image. Symphorien's mother shouts encouragement to him from the city wall. In the fifth century, a church in honor of Symphorien was built at Autun, France, the scene of his martyrdom. In 1834, Ingres completed a monumental altarpiece of the subject for the cathedral at Autun, and some thirty years later he painted this small-scale replica.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
