DELAROCHE, Paul (b. 1797, Paris, d. 1859, Paris)Young Christian Martyr 1855
Oil on canvas, 171 x 148 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Delaroche`s wife, Louise Vernet, died in 1845.
In this picture, her features float on the dark waters of the Tiber, lit by the halo of sainthood.
For a while his pictures were totally out of favour, but his work is once again being treated seriously.
This is my favorite painting in the Louvre, it is extremely moving.
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