Scene 36: Reception of the heart and head of the Blessed Father Dom Jean de la Barrière, brought from Rome to his Abbey of Feuillants in 1626, where they are carefully preserved along with other relics of the Holy Abbot
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Scenes from the Life of the Reverend Jean de la Barrière
Artist: Matthieu Elias|Reverend Jean de la Barrière
Artist bio: French, Peene 1658–1741 Dunkerque|French, Saint-Céré 1544–1600 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Subject
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1706–07
Medium: Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 1/8 × 17 9/16 in. (53.7 × 44.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1992
Accession year: 1992
Tags: Interiors|Abbeys|Men|Women