English: Monsù Desiderio encompassed two artists: François de Nomé and his compatriot Didier Barra. But some painting were completed with the help of other artists, e. g. Jacob van Swanenburgh (Les Enfers), Onofrio Palumbo (Saint Janvier protège la ville de Neaples) and Jacomo Thoma (Martyre de sainte Agathe).
Description
French painter
Date of birth/death
1593
UnknownUnknown , Possibly 1640 (de Nomé) or later (Barra)
English: These scenes from earliest Christian history are set amid fantasy architecture, mysteriously lit under dark skies. The small scale of the figures makes the buildings seem enormous. De Nomé has imagined ancient streetscapes of Athens and Jerusalem as lined with sculpture and rich architectural ornament. In the scene of St. Paul preaching, a circular pagan temple stands next to a lavish entrance to a synagogue, with a statue of Moses at the left that appears to be adapted from the famous Well of Moses of 1395-1404 by Claus Sluter in Dijon.
De Nomé's mixture of classical and late medieval Gothic elements from his homeland adds to the uniqueness and eccentricity of the compositions. The small size of the copper plates and the complexity of the compositions call attention to the artist's virtuosity and skill.
Date
between circa 1620 and circa 1624
date QS:P571,+1620-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1620-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1624-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton. 1967. The Fantastic Visions of Monsù Desiderio. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. 1950. Scenes and Spectacles: The Theatre-World of the Baroque. Paul Klapper Library, Flushing. 1962. World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972. François de Nomé: Theatre of Light and Destruction. The Menil Collection, Houston. 1991-1992.
Credit line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Inscriptions
[Transcription] Inscribed on Saint Paul, near the lower right corner: ACTI CAP XVII; [Translation] Acts, Chapter 17; [Inscription] illegible inscription in Greek on the internal architrave of the circular building on the left
References
Federico Zeri (1976) (in English) Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, no. 342 , pp. 466 OCLC: 2463997.
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