Franciscan Monk in the Garden of Gethsemane
John Singer Sargent, Franciscan Monk in the Garden of Gethsemane, 1905 or 1906, oil on canvas, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Newhouse, public domain, 62.42
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- Title
Franciscan Monk in the Garden of Gethsemane
- Artist
- Date
1905 or 1906
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
28 in x 22 1/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature/maker's mark: lower left
- Collection Area
American Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Newhouse
- Accession Number
62.42
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
Born to expatriate American parents, Sargent spent his childhood traveling throughout Europe. Well-educated and multilingual, he attended several European art schools until entering the studio of Carolus-Duran (French, 1837–1917) in Paris in 1874. In Paris he established himself in high literary and art circles and prospered in French, British, and American art worlds. He enjoyed even greater success after exhibiting at the 1878 Paris Salon, becoming the foremost portraitist by the late 1880-1890s in America, and later in England.
Later in his career, Sargent began to take summers off from painting portraits to focus on landscapes and other subjects around Europe. Even while he was painting business tycoons, European aristocrats, and U.S. presidents, he rendered other figures with the same gusto and passion. This painting was created just prior to Sargent's retirement from portraiture in 1907. He spent his last active years focusing primarily on grand allegorical murals.
- Exhibitions
1998 The Other Nineteenth Century Portland Art Museum
