1844
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Study for Four Stained Glass Windows "Généalogie d'Abraham" is a 1844 by Achille Devéria, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows four tall, narrow panels with colorful scenes of people in robes and crowns. Each panel has two layers: the top shows a figure in a fancy chair or throne, and the bottom shows smaller people doing things like holding books or talking. The colors are bright but flat, like stained glass, with lots of reds, blues, and golds. The people look like kings or prophets, and the backgrounds have swirls and arches. The top of the second panel has the name "AKAS" written in big letters. This drawing was made as a plan for stained-glass windows, which let light shine through colored glass to tell stories in churches. Look up Romanticism next to see how this style used emotion and drama in art.
Achille Jacques-Jean-Marie Devéria (6 February 1800 – 23 December 1857) was a French painter and lithographer known for his portraits of famous writers and artists.
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