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A Man Fleeing from a Nun Praying in a Cemetery, by Joseph Fay, graphite, 1844

A Man Fleeing from a Nun Praying in a Cemetery

Joseph Fay

1844

graphite

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Allegory

Dominant colour

A Man Fleeing from a Nun Praying in a Cemetery is a 1844 graphite by Joseph Fay, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Joseph Fay
When & what style?
1844 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About the artist

Portrait of Joseph Fay
Artist

Joseph Fay

Joseph Fay (6 August 1812 – 27 July 1875) was a German painter and illustrator; associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule.

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