The arrest of Jean de La Barrière by the League at Lombez
Medium
Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 21 in. × 17 3/8 in. (53.4 × 44.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1992
Accession Number
1992.246.1
Art Historical Context
In the Prints and Drawings collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, *The Arrest of Jean de La Barrière by the League at Lombez* (1706–07) offers a vivid glimpse into a tense historical moment. Created by Matthieu Elias in collaboration with Reverend Jean de la Barrière, this large-scale drawing (21 × 17⅜ inches) captures the dramatic arrest during France's religiously charged conflicts, likely referencing the Catholic League's activities in the late 16th century at Lombez, a town in southwestern France. Such scenes from the Wars of Religion highlight the era's fervor, where political and ...
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