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Procession in the Old Catholic Church in The Hague with priest Cornelis Hendrikus van Vlooten
Procession in the Old Catholic Church in The Hague with priest Cornelis Hendrikus van Vlooten is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Isaac Israëls. It dates from 1891 and is held in the collection of the Museum Catharijneconvent.
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Subject & Meaning
Israëls renders the liturgical moment with emphasis on the priest's gesture and the chalice, signaling the consecration at the heart of the Eucharist.
The painting depicts an indoor procession in the Old Catholic H.H. Jacobus- en Augustinuskerk in The Hague, centered on the celebrant priest Cornelis Hendrikus van Vlooten holding a chalice.
Israëls renders the liturgical moment with emphasis on the priest's gesture and the chalice, signaling the consecration at the heart of the Eucharist. The composition frames the ritual within the church's interior, using subdued tones to focus attention on the sacred object and its bearer rather than on spectacle or crowd.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in oil paint, classified as a painting in the genre-scene tradition. According to the cataloguing record, the support is a panel, with the painted surface measuring 35 cm in height by 26.5 cm in width. The medium and modest dimensions place it within the small-scale cabinet-picture format typical of late nineteenth-century Dutch interior and genre subjects, allowing for close, attentive observation of the ecclesiastical procession and the priest Cornelis Hendrikus van Vlooten within the Old Catholic church setting.
History & Provenance
Isaac Israëls painted Procession in the Old Catholic Church in The Hague with priest Cornelis Hendrikus van Vlooten in 1891, employing oil on panel. The work measures 35 cm by 26.5 cm and portrays a ceremonial procession, a chalice, and the interior of the H.H. Jacobus- en Augustinuskerk. It is catalogued as a genre scene and an example of church-interior art, and is held in the Netherlands within the collections of the Rijksmuseum and the Museum Catharijneconvent.
No specific inventory or accession number is given in the available records, and exhibition history is not detailed in the sources consulted.
Overview
Isaac Israëls, a Dutch artist associated with Amsterdam Impressionism, completed Procession in the Old Catholic Church in The Hague with priest Cornelis Hendrikus van Vlooten in 1891. This oil painting captures a religious ceremony, specifically a processional parade within the H.H. Jacobus- en Augustinuskerk. The work exemplifies a genre scene, rendered with the characteristic brushwork and atmospheric qualities of the Impressionist movement. It is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum's collection.
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Artist
Isaac Lazarus Israëls (Dutch pronunciation:; 3 February 1865 – 7 October 1934) was a Dutch painter associated with the Amsterdam Impressionism movement.
