Scene 31: Foundation of a second Feuillant monastery in Rome, dedicated to Saint Bernard, in 1594, thanks to the generosity of Caterina de' Nobili, niece of Pope Julius III and widow of Count Sforza Sforza di Santa Fiora

Scene 31: Foundation of a second Feuillant monastery in Rome, dedicated to Saint Bernard, in 1594, thanks to the generosity of Caterina de' Nobili, niece of Pope Julius III and widow of Count Sforza Sforza di Santa Fiora by Matthieu Elias|Reverend Jean de la Barrière

Medium

Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite

Dimensions

Sheet: 21 1/8 × 17 1/2 in. (53.6 × 44.5 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1992

Accession Number

1992.246.7

Tags

MenWomenMonks

About the Artist

Matthieu Elias|Reverend Jean de la Barrière (French|French) · 1658 |1544 1741 |1600

French, Peene 1658–1741 Dunkerque|French, Saint-Céré 1544–1600 Rome

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