Phryne before Her Judges
c. 1816–20
- Medium
- black chalk on wove paper discolored to beige
- Dimensions
- 13.3 × 19.6 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-208463
Known in his own time for large-scale paintings on historical subjects, Jacques-Louis David drew avidly to plan his compositions. Late in life, however, his use of drawing changed dramatically, resulting in works such as this pair. After falling out of political favor during the French Revolution (1789–99), David moved to Brussels in exile. There, he crafted small, enigmatic drawings of close-up figures. Phryne features a mythological courtesan charged with blasphemy, while The Prisoner is vaguer, with an unidentifiable man grimacing alongside a chain and oil lamp. David embraced this uncerta…
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Helen Borowitz, 2013.249
Registry history
- c. 1816–20 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — drawings
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