Saint fabiola was a nurse physician and roman matron of rank of the company of noble. The fabiola project is made up of nearly 500 amateur portraits of. Unfollow jean jacques henner to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. He began his studies in art as a pupil of michel martin drolling and francoisedouard picot. Jeanjacques henner was born on 5 march 1829 in bernwiller in the south of alsace. Reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the catholic church. During this time, he excelled and was particularly interested in portraiture. Media in category jeanjacques henner the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. He also painted a number of portraits in a straightforward naturalistic manner. The popularity of fabiola is probably due to the fact that she is the patron saint of difficult marriages, abuse victims and nurses. Henner enjoyed a successful career even if his paintings did not really match the ideal of the academy at that time. The image was copied by hundreds of artists around the globe over the last century. Artist francis alys has collected over 500 copies of the painting in a variety of media. Henners most widely known work is his 1885 painting of saint fabiola.
It depicted fabiola, a 4th century christian saint, who had become popular in the mid19th century. View jean jacques henner biographical information, artworks upcoming at auction, and. I wanted to be sure that the signature was the very same that of jeanjacques henner so i searched online to find a copy of the painting i have. A woman in profile holding a book jean jacques henner. The original of this work, now lost, was painted in 1895. Jean jacques henner was obsessed by red hair to the point that he painted a red headed christ.
I dont want to jump right ahead and assume this is the missing painting for about 200 years. Henner, jean jacques, 18291905, henner, jean jacques, 18291905. Everything you need to do to change your body, your health, and your life in 30 amazing days. In 1885, the french painter jeanjacques henner painted a portrait of st.
After jean jacques henner french, 18291905 fabiola early 20th century oil on panel signed lower left 11 x 7. Jean jacques henner s original portrait of the 4th century roman saint fabiola was lost in 1912. This morning, i visited the jeanjacques henner museum. Painting copying henner s iconic work of the saint with red cloth draped over head and in profile against dark background. The face that launched a legion of paintings houston. Henner, jean jacques 18291905, french painter, was born on the 5th of march 1829 at dornach alsace. Media in category paintings by jeanjacques henner the following 54 files are in this category, out of 54 total. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at best visual art database. Fabiola, gouache painting on paper, inscribed lower left dapres j henner 98 above indistinguishable monogram and fabiola in black lower left. The fabiola project consists of more than 450 reproductions of a lost 1885 painting of 4thcentury roman saint fabiola by french artist jeanjacques henner. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The project was initiated by belgian artist francis alys in the early 1990s, shortly after he moved to mexico city, his current home. Jean jacques henner artwork for sale at online auction jean.
Jeanjacques henner, 18291905 french, reclining nude, oil. Head of a woman by jean jacques henner, dayton art institute. Cattle watering in a river landscape, believed to be chile by thomas jacques somerscales the cardinals arrival by mario spinetti balduinstein on the lahn by clarkson stanfield. The fabiola project consists of more than 450 reproductions of a lost 1885 painting of 4thcentury roman saint fabiola by french artist jean jacques henner. Jeanjacques henner, born march 5, 1829, bernwiller, francedied july 23, 1905, paris, french painter, best known for his sensuous pictures of nymphs and naiads in vague landscape settings and of idealized, almost symbolist, heads of young women and girls. Stephen bann is professor of art history at the university of bristol. Jeanjacques henners definitive portrait of fabiola 1885 is the prototype for all of the works on display. Murals done by guillaume dubufe decorate the train bleu restaurant at the train station in lyon. The work was widely copied by 20th century artists. In addition to cataloguing each of the fabiola works, the book includes saint. Circa 1920s 1930s print of fabiola by jean jacques henner french, 18291905 in original frame, from the house of art in new york, measuring about 9. Although the original is now lost, it was copied by. Jeanjacques henner artist bulletins jeanjacques henner.
Jeanjacques henner was born in alsace, france, and studied in strasbourg, and then at the ecole des beauxarts under picot and drolling. Artist jeanjacques henner was a french painter who used renaissance art techniques. Cardinal nicholas wiseman, published a book about st. Fabiola is an installation of over 300 painted copies and reproductions of fourth century saintfabiola, collected by francis alys from flea markets and antique shops throughout europe and america in the last 20 years. A print from figaro exposition, simpkin, marshall, hamilton, kent and co, limited, 4 stationers hall court, london, 1889.
Alsatian girl by jean jacques henner artpaintingartist. Although he was seen as a history painter when he arrived in rome, he also executed numerous genre. He would typically sign his paintings henner, sometimes on the front, and sometimes on the back of his canvas. Unlike his contemporary jeanpaul laurens or the neogreek jeanleon gerome, henner had no desire to reconstruct history. All of the pictures in the collection are based on an original worknow lostby the 19thcentury french artist jean jacques henner. Fabiola on tour jean jacques henner, fabiola, 1885.
The mansion was constructed during the 3rd republic for the young painter, guillaume dubufe, nephew of the composer gounod. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Jeanjacques henner 15 march 1829 23 july 1905 was a french painter, noted for his use of sfumato and chiaroscuro in painting nudes, religious subjects, and portraits. He won the grand prix at the exposition universelle in 1900 in paris. Jean jacques henner was created in 1891 by carolusduran in realism style. He was born in alsace and many of his paintings are shown in colmar. Although the original is now lost, it was copied by artists around the world for devotional purposes. It seems surprising at first to hold an exhibit for over six months of one hundred works by jeanjacques henner when he already has a museum in his name in the french capital. See more ideas about jean jacques henner, portrait and artist. Jeanjacques henner painted his portrait of fabiola in a classical roman profile in. Musee national jeanjacques henner paris 2020 all you. Black chalk on ivory laid paper laid down on blue laid paper partially discolored to tan jean jacques henner is as little known today as he was famous during his lifetime, quipped rodolphe rapetti in his 2003 monograph on the artist. And he concentrated on all the singers and dancers of the time who had red hair.
They were criticised comparing with traditional historical paintings. In fact, this transfer is due to the closing for restoration of the musee national jeanjacques henner. Jeanjacques henner artist biography for jeanjacques henner. Jean jacques henner 18291905 museum, paris the gaze of a.
Fabiola, a 4thcentury roman aristocrat from the fabia family who is supposed to have been an early mother. Women in history art history church history jean jacques henner bible interpretation catholic saints catholic prayers patron saints pre raphaelite. Francis alys the fabiola project the menil collection. I found this art deco painting, yesterday at vv, everybody was busy at gw, thats maybe the reason i am able to grab this one. John gamble, guelph, ontario by descent to the present private collection, st. Explore our collection of jean jacques henner fine art prints, giclees, posters and hand crafted canvas products 4 items. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Jean jacques henner 18291905 museum, paris the gaze.
Henners painting, made more than 30 years after wisemans book was. They are all based on a now lost original painting by french artist jeanjacques henner made in the nineteenth century. Henners depiction of fabiola, coinciding with a catholic revival sweeping western europe, became so widely admired that both his portrait and fabiola herself gained renown. Jeanjacques henner 15 march 1829 23 july 1905 was a french painter, noted for his use. The first exhibition of images of saint fabiola from francis alyss collection, it consisted of 28 copies of the lost jeanjacques henner painting.
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