The Modesty of Sodom
1888
Medium
Heliogravure retouched with drypoint, soft varnish (vernis mou) and aquatint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 23 × 17.1 cm (9 1/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Plate: 23 × 17.1 cm (9 1/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Sheet: 40.1 × 25.4 cm (15 13/16 × 10 in.)
Classification
photogravure
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
49364
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...