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The Crucified Christ as the Tree of Life with Monks and Nuns

c. 1639

Laurent de La Hyre

(French, 1606–1656)

France, 17th century

Black chalk, black chalk wash, and graphite with traces of brown wash and red chalk; framing lines in brown ink

Support: Cream(3) laid paper laid down on beige(1) modern laid paper

Sheet: 31.2 x 46.4 cm (12 5/16 x 18 1/4 in.); Secondary Support: 38.2 x 52.8 cm (15 1/16 x 20 13/16 in.)

Delia E. Holden Fund 1972.98

Location

not on view

Provenance
Marquis Philippe de Chennevières, Paris (Lugt 2073, lower center, in black ink); [his sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, 4-7 April 1900, p. 43, lot 261] (photocopy of cat. in department file). [sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, 23 Feb. 1972, lot 27] (photocopy of cat. in department file). [Seiferheld and Co., New York]
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 173 archive.org
Exhibition history

CMA, French Drawings from the Collection (Dec. 13, 1994-Mar. 12, 1995).

CMA; Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum; Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, From Fontainebleau to the Louvre: French Drawing from the 17th Century (Dec. 18, 1989-Jan. 28, 1990; Feb. 24-Apr. 8; May 6-June 27, 1990), no. 85, illus.

CMA, Treasures on Paper (May 10-July 24, 1988).

CMA, I and Thou (Feb. 21-May 27, 1984).

CMA, Northern European Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Nov. 16, 1982-Jan. 9, 1983).

CMA, French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792 (Jan. 25-May 16, 1982).

CMA, The Year in Review for 1972 (Feb. 27-Mar. 18, 1973), cma Bulletin 60 (1973), p. 111 no. 193, illus. p. 76.

Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 16, 1982).

Northern European Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1982-January 9, 1983).

I and Thou. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 21-May 27, 1984).

From Fontainebleau to the Louvre: French Drawing from the Seventeenth Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1989-January 28, 1990).

French Drawings from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1994-March 12, 1995).

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