Marius at Minturnae
Medium
Black chalk, stumping, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 15 5/8 x 21 1/16 in. (39.7 x 53.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Phillip and Juanita A. Greenspan, in honor of Professor Martin Eidelberg, 2007
Accession Number
2007.301
Tags
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints department will appreciate *Marius at Minturnae*, a 1812 drawing by Jean-Germain Drou (with notation P.R., likely referencing his Prix de Rome achievement). Rendered on off-white w paper measuring 15 5/8 x 21 1/16 inches, this work captures a tense historical moment from ancient Rome, featuring men and swords that evoke drama and confrontation. Drouais, a French Neoclassical artist known for his precise, heroic history subjects, draws from the legendary defiance of Roman general Gaius Marius during his capture at Minturnae. The medi...
About the Artist
Jean Germain Drouais|P. R. (French| ) · 1763 | –1788 |
French, Paris 1763–1788 Rome|