PlaquesFrench17th century

Saint Bruno and his Companions distributing their Possessions, after le Sueur

17th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Eustache Le SueurArtist after

Description

A group of men stand on the steps of a row of buildings to meet a group of beggars on the street below (note that the composition is reversed from the original painting).

Classification

Plaques

Medium

Gilt bronze

Culture

French

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

49.83 g, 8.2 x 8.1 x 0.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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