Jean jacques henner was born in alsace, france, and studied in strasbourg, and then at the ecole des beauxarts under picot and drolling. Francis alys the fabiola project the menil collection. A nude woman with long red hair reclines on her belly on what might be a fur rug and holds an open book. The henner portrait was painted in 1885 but was lost in 1912. Lettered in gilding daprcs a henner and with interwoven initials f. Either way, it is not the original and also much smaller than the original. Alsace is present in his work as shown in his emblematic work lalsace. Jean jacques henner artwork for sale at online auction. All of the pictures in the collection are based on an original worknow lostby the 19thcentury french artist jean jacques henner.
See each listing for international shipping options and costs. A romantic historical novel of the kind popularized by sir walter scott. The fabiola project consists of more than 450 reproductions of a lost 1885 painting of 4thcentury roman saint fabiola by french artist jean jacques henner. Courtesy of david zwirner gallery preparations for fabiola at curare, mexico city, 1994. Henners painting, made more than 30 years after wisemans book was. Fabiola at schaulager collection of over 370 reproduced renditions of jean jacques henner s 1885 portrait of saint fabiola. Presentations ppt, key, pdf logging in or signing up.
Explore our collection of jean jacques henner canvas fine art prints, giclees, posters and hand crafted canvas products 4 items. Centuries later, reproductions of an 1885 portrait by french artist jean jacques henner became popular, with fabiola becoming a 19thcentury marketing figure for christianity on postcards and. Feb 4, 2016 this pin was discovered by andrew marshall. In 1885, the french painter jeanjacques henner painted a portrait of st. View jean jacques henner biographical information, artworks upcoming at auction, and. The original is said to be lost, although i found claims on the web for its being in a private collection. What they all have in common is that they are based on a single image. Ebooks, fantasy, fiction, graphic novels, historical fiction, history, horror, humor and comedy. Jeanjacques henner 15 march 1829 23 july 1905 was a french painter, noted for his use. Born in 1829, artist jeanjacques henner produced several paintings with a naturalistic theme but eventually abandoned this as the era required something different.
Jstor is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary source objects. Thirty years later, his book inspired the academic painter jean jacques henner from alsace 18291905 to paint a popular image of the saint in 1885. In style, composition and iconography, it is characterized by simplicity. Everything you need to do to change your body, your health, and your life in 30 amazing days. Jeanjacques henner artist, fine art prices, auction. Version francaise this morning, i visited the jean jacques henner museum, a ravishing private mansion in the plainemonceau neighborhood. Cardinal nicholas wiseman, published a book about st. All the works are copies of a canvas by the minor, late19thcentury french artist jean jacques henner likely his one moment of grace, as alys tells it in an introductory video. Although the original is now lost, it was copied by artists around the world for devotional purposes. Jean jacques henner s definitive portrait of fabiola 1885 is the prototype for all of the works on display. Jeanjacques henner march 5, 1829 july 23, 1905 was a french painter, noted for his use of sfumato in painting religious subjects and nudes. Jean jacques henner painted an idealized profile of her in 1885 she died around 399.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The project was initiated by belgian artist francis alys in the early 1990s, shortly after he moved to mexico city, his current home. Henners most widely known work is his 1885 painting of saint fabiola. Very preraphaelite photo story inspiration, writing inspiration, character inspiration. Saint fabiola was a nurse physician and roman matron of rank of the company of noble. Jeanjacques henner 1829 1905head of a girl, art gallery of. Jean jacques henner 18291905 was a french painter noted for his use of sfumato and chiaroscuro in painting nudes. Circa 1920s 1930s print of fabiola by jean jacques henner french, 18291905 in original frame, from the house of art in new york, measuring about 9. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The mansion was constructed during the 3rd republic for the young painter, guillaume dubufe, nephew. Henner s most widely known work is his 1885 painting of saint fabiola.
Henner s depiction of fabiola, coinciding with a catholic revival sweeping western europe, became so widely admired that both his portrait and fabiola herself gained renown. Jeanjacques henners 1885 painting of fabiola, unless it reappears some day, is such a dead. Jean jacques henner artwork for sale at online auction jean. Jean jacques henner 18291905 museum, paris the gaze. He would typically sign his paintings henner, sometimes on the front, and sometimes on the back of his canvas. Artist jeanjacques henner was a french painter who used renaissance art techniques when painting the human anatomy. During this time, he excelled and was particularly interested in portraiture. The image uses no identifying attributes to present fabiola s hagiography, but. A print from figaro exposition, simpkin, marshall, hamilton, kent and co, limited, 4 stationers hall court, london, 1889. Francis alys postcards download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. St fabiola by jeanjacques henner french painter, noted for his use of sfumato.
Fabiola, jeanjacques henner con imagenes figuras religiosas. Jeanjacques henner, fabiola, 1885, oil on canvas, 16. The work was widely copied by 20th century artists. Carte postale moderne jean jacques henner 1829 1905 fabiola ecole francaise and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Jean jacques henner s original portrait of the 4th century roman saint fabiola was lost in 1912. A book of visions written by the daughter of aenar targaryen before the doom of. Jstor helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for future generations. Jean jacques henner canvas prints and canvas art global. Work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the catholic church. It seems surprising at first to hold an exhibit for over six months of one hundred works by jeanjacques henner when he already has a museum in his name in the french capital.
Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. St fabiola by jean jacques henner 18291905, french painter, noted for his use of sfumato and chiaroscuro in painting nudes, religious subjects, and portraits wiki artstack jean jacques henner galleries in london national portrait gallery french artists antique shops art history contemporary art modern art original paintings. Pdf in the copious light of a dead star, in francis alys. Jeanjacques henner was born on 5 march 1829 in bernwiller in the south of alsace. Artist cards, womens fashion, fabiola, 1919, jean jacques henner, stengel 334 item number. Exceptional french limoges enamel on copper portrait plaque after the 1885 portrait of saint fabiola by jeanjacques henner 1829 1905, france.
Motif artistic cards, women fashion,fabiola,1919,jean. To serve more readers get the book the berklee book of jazz harmony epub. When alsace was annexed by germany in 1871, he chose french nationality but retained strong ties with the region of his birth, returning to it once a year. See more ideas about jean jacques henner, saints and national portrait gallery. Jean jacques henner is an article from the collector and art critic, volume 3. I dont want to jump right ahead and assume this is the missing painting for about 200 years.
This appears to be a copy after a roberto hoesch print after the painting by jean jacques henner 15 march 1829 23 july 1905 saint fabiola. Henner, jean jacques 18291905, french painter, was born on the 5th of march 1829 at dornach alsace. His adam and eve discovering the corpse of abel left is a quite unique example. Jeanjacques henner artist bulletins jeanjacques henner. Jeanjacques henner painted his portrait of fabiola in a classical roman profile in 1885. Artist jeanjacques henner was a french painter who used renaissance art techniques. See more ideas about jean jacques henner, artist and portrait. Download the berklee book of jazz harmony pdf gianlucatatto.