Charon and the Souls of the Dead
c. 1858
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink and graphite on antique laid paper (recto), black chalk on antique laid paper (verso)
- Dimensions
- 16.1 × 22.4 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-193491
This drawing was likely created during time that Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux spent in Rome, where he studied the work of Renaissance masters. Carpeaux was particularly influenced by Michelangelo, especially the Italian sculptor’s compositions featuring twisted bodies and stacked forms. This drawing is one of several that were created in preparation for a painting—which was never completed—of Charon, responsible for ferrying deceased souls to the world of the dead.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2019.251
Registry history
- c. 1858 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — drawings
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