Christ and the Canaanite Woman
Artist
Jean François de Troy
(French, 1679 - 1752)
CultureFrench
Date1743
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 76 1/2 x 57 1/2 in. (194.3 x 146.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 88 x 71 3/4 in. (223.5 x 182.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 88 x 71 3/4 in. (223.5 x 182.2 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated "de Troy" over "1743" upper right. Also date "1738" and on line with "de Troy".
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number69.34.6
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 205
Label TextJean-François de Troy French, 1679-1752 Christ and the Canaanite Woman, 1743 Oil on canvas In Jean-François de Troy’s paintings, devoting yourself to Christ is the pathway to redemption. In both pictures (here and far left), the busy, billowing, and brownish scenes fall away behind the unsullied colors and luminous quality of Jesus and the women bowing at his feet. The women’s bright expressions in particular draw them out of the earthly plane, showing the ecstasy of piety and faith. Museum membership purchase 69.34.6 ProvenanceThe artist, 1743-1752; the artist's estate sale, Paris, April 9, 1764; Frances Lady Ashburton; sale, Christie's, London, Dec. 16, 1949; Leger Gallery, London; Newhouse Galleries, New York, 1954; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Central Picture Galleries, New York; Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1969, Museum Membership Purchase. Exhibition History"Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon; Seattle Art Museum; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Minneapolis Art Institute; St. Louis City Art Museum; William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City; Detroit Institute of Arts; and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, March 2, 1956 - April 14, 1957. (Exhib. cat. no. 62). "Vouet to Rigaud. French Masters of the Seventeenth Century," Finch College Museum of Art, New York, April 20 - June 18, 1967. (Exhib. cat. nos. 5-6). "The Rococo Age," High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Oct. 5 - Dec. 31, 1983. (Exhib. cat. pp. 39-40, fig. I.7). "French Paintings from the Chrysler Museum," North Carolina Museum of Art, May 31 - Sept. 14, 1986; Birmingham Museum of Art, Nov. 6, 1986 - Jan. 18, 1987. (Exhib. cat. no. 9). Published ReferencesF. Watson. "A Note on Some Missing Works by De Troy," _Burlington Magazine_. 92. 1950: 50. J. Baillol. "French Rococo Painting: A Notable Exhibition in Atlanta," _Apollo_. 119. 1984: 17. Jefferson C. Harrison. _French Paintings from the Chrysler Museum_. The Chrysler Museum. 1986. Nos. 9-10. *See for further references. Jefferson C. Harrison. _The Chrysler Museum Handbook of the European and American Collections: Selected Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, 1991, 71, no. 52. Andrew Harvey, "God's Love Is Extravagant," _Venture Inward_. May/June 1999, cover illustration, 20-24, 45. Christophe Leribault, _Jean-François de Troy_ (Paris: Arthena, 2002), 382-383. Jeff Harrison, _Collecting with Vision: Treasures From the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (London: D. Giles Ltd., 2007), 36, fig. 29B. ISBN: 978-0-940744-72-1
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