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250 - François Marius GRANET (1775-1849) The Capuchin Choir in Pia…
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François Marius GRANET (1775-1849) The Capuchin Choir in Piazza Barberini Annotated on the reverse inside the Capuchins Granet, circa 1822, number 41 Oil on canvas 40.5 × 32.5 cm. The Choir of the Capuchins in Piazza Barberini is one of François-Marius Granet's most famous compositions. The painting was inspired by the traumatic occupation of Rome by Napoleonic troops in 1809, which led to the dissolution of the religious congregations and the exile of the Pope. Deeply saddened to find the Capuchin choir in Piazza Barberini emptied of its monks, Granet conceived this painting to restore to this dead church the atmosphere of fervour that prevailed before the Revolution. Granet chose to focus on the prayer and rituals of the church, despite the fact that this convent was famous at the time for its vaults filled with bones. With a skilful use of chiaroscuro and the sunbeam hitting the monks from behind, he dramatised his reconstruction, sublimating the woodwork and accentuating the perspective of his composition. As recalled in the catalogue of the exhibition Paesaggi perduti, Granet a Roma 1802-1824 (American Academy in Rome 1996-1997), this composition was first shown in Rome in 1814 and was widely acclaimed throughout Europe. Such was its success that Granet was summoned to present the work to Pope Pius VII and the Spanish king Charles IV. In response to the overwhelming response, Granet produced at least fifteen variations of the painting. One of the most famous, after being exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1819, was presented by the artist to Tsar Alexander I of Russia in 1821 and is now in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg (ГЭ-1322), while another is in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon (Inv. A 2870). The present painting is one of these versions.
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