French School of the 19th Century
Variation on the Final Act of La Juive, 1886
Oil on canvas
12 5/8 x 18 1/8 in
32 x 46 cm
32 x 46 cm
Provenance
Private collection, France
This work is likely an illustration for Halévy's five-act opera with a libretto by Scribe. It depicts the descent into hell and the condemnation to the stake of a Jewish...
This work is likely an illustration for Halévy's five-act opera with a libretto by Scribe. It depicts the descent into hell and the condemnation to the stake of a Jewish goldsmith, Eléazar, and his daughter Rachel.
Signed and dated lower right. Dedicated to "l’ami Carnot."
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