Parallelism
n.d.
Medium
Heliogravure on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.6 × 19 cm (12 1/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Plate: 33.5 × 21.2 cm (13 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.); Sheet, folded: 45.4 × 34.4 cm (17 7/8 × 13 9/16 in.)
Classification
photogravure
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
49361
Art Historical Context
**Parallelism** by Félicien Rops a striking heliogravure—a photogravure print—on cream wove paper, showcasing the Belgian artist's mastery of provocative imagery. Produced around the late 19th (date unknown), this work measures 30.6 × 19 cm in its image area, with a folded sheet of 45.4 × 34.4 cm, hinting at its original presentation in a publication or portfolio. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings department, it exemplifies Rops' role in the Symbolist and Decadent movements, where he blended eroticism, satire, and the macabre to challenge Victorian moralities. Rops (183...
About the Artist
Félicien Rops · 1833–1898
Félicien Rops, born Félicien Victor Joseph Rops on July 7, 1833, in Namur, Belgium, to a prosperous textile manufacturing family, displayed prodigious artistic talent from youth. The only child of Nicholas Rops and Sophie Maubile, he received private tutoring until age ten, followed by education at a Jesuit school in Namur (1843–1848), the Athénée Royal de Namur, and the Academy of Fine Arts there...