1888
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Guenole is a 1888 by Pierre Roche, a Impressionism work, depicting Child Saint John, held at National Gallery of Art.
Pierre Roche shows a monk in black robes standing by a stone wall. His face is calm, hands folded. The light hits his cheek just right. This isn’t just a portrait. The texture jumps out—raised bumps of color make the robe feel rough, like real fabric. That’s a gypsograph, a print layered with plaster to lift the paint. Look up Roche, Pierre to see more of his work.
Pierre Roche (Paris, 2 August 1855 – Paris, 18 January 1922), pseudonym of Pierre Henry Ferdinand Massignon, was a French sculptor, painter, ceramist and medallist.
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