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"Oedipus at Colonus", Fulchran Jean Harriet
Collection: Cleveland Originals
The ancient mythical Greek king Oedipus fulfilled his fate by unknowingly killing his father and marrying his mother. He subsequently blinded himself and was exiled. Here, Oedipus reprimands himself, while protecting his daughter Antigone. Oedipus became popular in France just after the French Revolution, since the subject addressed the return of exiles. The ancient Greek writer Sophocles provided the best-known version of the tragedy, but an interpretation that played in Paris in 1797 inspired Harriets work."fun_fact": "Fulchran Jean Harriet died young at age 29, and less than 10 of his works survive today." Artist Bio: Fulchran-Jean Harriet (1776 – September 9, 1805) was a French academic painter. Life and Career Born in Paris, Fulchran-Jean Harriet studied under the renowned artist Jacques-Louis David. He achieved significant recognition early in his career, winning the prestigious Prix de Rome in both 1793 and 1798. His winning works were "Brutus, Killed in Battle, is Brought Back to Rome" (1793) and a painting depicting the "Battle of the Horatii and the Curiatii" (1798). Harriet exhibited his works at the Paris Salon from 1796 to 1802. Following his untimely death in Rome in 1805, a posthumous exhibition of his work was held at the Salon in 1806. An earlier, more impromptu exhibition had been organized at the French Academy in Rome shortly after his death, showcasing his unfinished masterpiece, "Horatius Cocles Defending the Pons Sublicius." Legacy Though his career was cut short, Fulchran-Jean Harriet's talent and achievements in the realm of academic painting were undeniable. His early victories in the Prix de Rome competition and his participation in the prestigious Paris Salon exhibitions solidified his position as a promising artist.
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Taxon: 2
- technique : oil on canvas
- culture : France, 18th century
- creation date : 1798
- artist: Fulchran Jean Harriet
- px: 4579 x 5345
NFTokenID: 00081770DB35F371D4D6B9E351DA0CF20D4EBF5F49F78DB96ABE3156042C1EB9
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The ancient mythical Greek king Oedipus fulfilled his fate by unknowingly killing his father and marrying his mother. He subsequently blinded himself and was exiled. Here, Oedipus reprimands himself, while protecting his daughter Antigone. Oedipus became popular in France just after the French Revolution, since the subject addressed the return of exiles. The ancient Greek writer Sophocles provided the best-known version of the tragedy, but an interpretation that played in Paris in 1797 inspired Harriets work."fun_fact": "Fulchran Jean Harriet died young at age 29, and less than 10 of his works survive today." Artist Bio: Fulchran-Jean Harriet (1776 – September 9, 1805) was a French academic painter. Life and Career Born in Paris, Fulchran-Jean Harriet studied under the renowned artist Jacques-Louis David. He achieved significant recognition early in his career, winning the prestigious Prix de Rome in both 1793 and 1798. His winning works were "Brutus, Killed in Battle, is Brought Back to Rome" (1793) and a painting depicting the "Battle of the Horatii and the Curiatii" (1798). Harriet exhibited his works at the Paris Salon from 1796 to 1802. Following his untimely death in Rome in 1805, a posthumous exhibition of his work was held at the Salon in 1806. An earlier, more impromptu exhibition had been organized at the French Academy in Rome shortly after his death, showcasing his unfinished masterpiece, "Horatius Cocles Defending the Pons Sublicius." Legacy Though his career was cut short, Fulchran-Jean Harriet's talent and achievements in the realm of academic painting were undeniable. His early victories in the Prix de Rome competition and his participation in the prestigious Paris Salon exhibitions solidified his position as a promising artist.
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