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The Prophet Jeremiah

Cesari Mariannecci

1871

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

The Prophet Jeremiah is a 1871 by Cesari Mariannecci, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Cesari Mariannecci
When & what style?: 1871 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a 1871 print titled The Prophet Jeremiah. It’s a chromolithograph made for the Arundel Society. The ink sticks to greasy lines on wet stone, one color at a time. Made for subscribers to see far-away art at home. Each color needs its own stone and press pass. That’s why the print looks so rich in layers. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

This chromolithograph reproduces Michelangelo’s fresco of the Prophet Jeremiah from the Sistine Chapel, depicting the seated figure within a niche with two smaller figures behind and a name plaque at his feet. Produced for the Arundel Society, it was created using the multi-stone lithographic process, where each color was printed from a separate stone. The Society, active from 1848 to 1897, focused on disseminating reproductions of Italian fresco cycles from the 14th to 16th centuries to subscribers across various backgrounds.

Read the full account in the museum source.