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Últimos momento de Fray Charles Climaque
Últimos momento de Fray Charles Climaque is an oil painting by the Realist artist Benet Mercadé. It dates from 1862 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
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Technique & Style
As a painting within the collection of the Museo del Prado, it depicts a scene involving both sculpture and painting elements.
Ultimos momento de Fray Charles Climaque is an oil painting executed on canvas by Benet Mercadé in 1862. The work measures 155 cm in height and 200 cm in width. As a painting within the collection of the Museo del Prado, it depicts a scene involving both sculpture and painting elements. The piece remains classified strictly as a painting, utilizing traditional oil pigments applied to a textile support.
History & Provenance
Benet Mercadé executed the oil painting Últimos momento de Fray Charles Climaque in 1862. The work measures 155 by 200 units and depicts scenes involving sculpture and painting. Historically, the piece entered the collection of the Museo de la Trinidad before becoming part of the holdings at the Museo del Prado, where it remains located.
The painting Últimos momento de Fray Charles Climaque by Benet Mercadé is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid. The work was previously part of the holdings of the Museo de la Trinidad before its integration into the Prado's collection. Created in 1862, the oil on canvas measures 155 cm in height and 200 cm in width. The provided sources do not contain specific inventory numbers or details regarding the work's exhibition history.
Overview
Últimos momento de Fray Charles Climaque is a 1862 oil painting by Benet Mercadé, a Catalan artist known for portraits and historical scenes.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the final moments of Fray Charles Climaque, surrounded by robed figures in a dimly lit room with a crucifix on the wall, conveying a somber and contemplative atmosphere through their varied emotional responses.
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Artist
Benet Mercadé i Fàbrega, in Spanish: Benito Mercadé y Fábregas (1821 – 10 December 1897) was a Catalan painter of portraits and historical scenes.
