L'Eminence Grise
1873
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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Jean Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism.
See the richer artist page1873
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
L'Eminence Grise is a 1873 oil by Jean Léon Gérôme, a Orientalism work, held at Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
L'Eminence Grise is an 1873 oil painting by French artist Jean Léon Gérôme. The work shows a seventeenth‑century scene from the reign of Louis XIII, set on a staircase in the Palais‑Royal, Paris. It depicts François Leclerc du Tremblay, a Capuchin friar who was a trusted advisor to Cardinal Richelieu, being bowed to by courtiers in lavish dress, highlighting his quiet power behind the throne. The painting was first shown at the Salon of 1874 in Paris and later bought in 1903. Today it belongs to the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism.
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