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Christus Consolator, Ary Scheffer, 1851, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Christ at top center, wearing pink and blue garment, seated on a cloud; woman in white clings to Christ's PL arm; hands of reclining man in LRC have been freed from shackles, held in Christ's PL hand; another black captive at L edge holds his shackled wrists toward Christ; woman at L kneels over dead child at Christ's feet; adoring male and female figures at L and R edges and top corners Ary Scheffer was a renowned French painter active during the first half of the nineteenth century. Christus Consolator was one of his most celebrated compositions, of which numerous versions exist. The subject was inspired by Luke 4:18: "I have come to comfort those who are brokenhearted and to announce to the prisoners their deliverance; to liberate those who are crushed by their chains." The "brokenhearted" are depicted to the left. A kneeling woman mourns her dead child, while in the background (from left to right) we see an exile with his walking stick, a castaway with a piece of ship's wreckage in his hand, and a suicide with a dagger. Placed near these groups are Torquato Tasso, a sixteenth-century poet imprisoned as a madman, and figures representing the three ages of women. To the right of Christ are the oppressed of both the past and present, among them a Roman slave, a medieval serf, a Greek independence fighter, and a fettered African slave. With his left hand Christ releases from his shackles a dying man, who personifies Poland with the shattered weapons of his failed 1832 insurrection against Russia by his side. The repentant Mary Magdalene kneels beside Christ. Christus Consolator Size: 25 5/8 x 34 1/2 in. (65.09 x 87.63 cm) (sight) 36 1/4 x 46 in. (92.08 x 116.84 cm) (outer frame) Medium: Oil on canvas

Portrait of an Artist, Ary Scheffer, 1825, Art Institute of Chicago: European Painting and Sculpture

Restricted gift of Silvain and Arma Wyler Foundation Size: 28 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (73 x 59.8 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

Self Portrait at age of 43 by Ary Scheffer, 1838, Museum of the Netherlands

Zelfportret van de schilder Ary Scheffer op 43-jarige leeftijd. Zittend, ten halven lijve, met een portefeuille in de handen.

Christus Consolator, Ary Scheffer, 1851, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Christ at top center, wearing pink and blue garment, seated on a cloud; woman in white clings to Christ's PL arm; hands of reclining man in LRC have been freed from shackles, held in Christ's PL hand; another black captive at L edge holds his shackled wrists toward Christ; woman at L kneels over dead child at Christ's feet; adoring male and female figures at L and R edges and top corners Ary Scheffer was a renowned French painter active during the first half of the nineteenth century. Christus Consolator was one of his most celebrated compositions, of which numerous versions exist. The subject was inspired by Luke 4:18: "I have come to comfort those who are brokenhearted and to announce to the prisoners their deliverance; to liberate those who are crushed by their chains." The "brokenhearted" are depicted to the left. A kneeling woman mourns her dead child, while in the background (from left to right) we see an exile with his walking stick, a castaway with a piece of ship's wreckage in his hand, and a suicide with a dagger. Placed near these groups are Torquato Tasso, a sixteenth-century poet imprisoned as a madman, and figures representing the three ages of women. To the right of Christ are the oppressed of both the past and present, among them a Roman slave, a medieval serf, a Greek independence fighter, and a fettered African slave. With his left hand Christ releases from his shackles a dying man, who personifies Poland with the shattered weapons of his failed 1832 insurrection against Russia by his side. The repentant Mary Magdalene kneels beside Christ. Christus Consolator Size: 25 5/8 x 34 1/2 in. (65.09 x 87.63 cm) (sight) 36 1/4 x 46 in. (92.08 x 116.84 cm) (outer frame) Medium: Oil on canvas

Christus Consolator, Ary Scheffer, 1851, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Christ at top center, wearing pink and blue garment, seated on a cloud; woman in white clings to Christ's PL arm; hands of reclining man in LRC have been freed from shackles, held in Christ's PL hand; another black captive at L edge holds his shackled wrists toward Christ; woman at L kneels over dead child at Christ's feet; adoring male and female figures at L and R edges and top corners Ary Scheffer was a renowned French painter active during the first half of the nineteenth century. Christus Consolator was one of his most celebrated compositions, of which numerous versions exist. The subject was inspired by Luke 4:18: "I have come to comfort those who are brokenhearted and to announce to the prisoners their deliverance; to liberate those who are crushed by their chains." The "brokenhearted" are depicted to the left. A kneeling woman mourns her dead child, while in the background (from left to right) we see an exile with his walking stick, a castaway with a piece of ship's wreckage in his hand, and a suicide with a dagger. Placed near these groups are Torquato Tasso, a sixteenth-century poet imprisoned as a madman, and figures representing the three ages of women. To the right of Christ are the oppressed of both the past and present, among them a Roman slave, a medieval serf, a Greek independence fighter, and a fettered African slave. With his left hand Christ releases from his shackles a dying man, who personifies Poland with the shattered weapons of his failed 1832 insurrection against Russia by his side. The repentant Mary Magdalene kneels beside Christ. Christus Consolator Size: 25 5/8 x 34 1/2 in. (65.09 x 87.63 cm) (sight) 36 1/4 x 46 in. (92.08 x 116.84 cm) (outer frame) Medium: Oil on canvas

Portrait of an Artist, Ary Scheffer, 1825, Art Institute of Chicago: European Painting and Sculpture

Restricted gift of Silvain and Arma Wyler Foundation Size: 28 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (73 x 59.8 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

Christus Consolator, Ary Scheffer, 1851, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Christ at top center, wearing pink and blue garment, seated on a cloud; woman in white clings to Christ's PL arm; hands of reclining man in LRC have been freed from shackles, held in Christ's PL hand; another black captive at L edge holds his shackled wrists toward Christ; woman at L kneels over dead child at Christ's feet; adoring male and female figures at L and R edges and top corners Ary Scheffer was a renowned French painter active during the first half of the nineteenth century. Christus Consolator was one of his most celebrated compositions, of which numerous versions exist. The subject was inspired by Luke 4:18: "I have come to comfort those who are brokenhearted and to announce to the prisoners their deliverance; to liberate those who are crushed by their chains." The "brokenhearted" are depicted to the left. A kneeling woman mourns her dead child, while in the background (from left to right) we see an exile with his walking stick, a castaway with a piece of ship's wreckage in his hand, and a suicide with a dagger. Placed near these groups are Torquato Tasso, a sixteenth-century poet imprisoned as a madman, and figures representing the three ages of women. To the right of Christ are the oppressed of both the past and present, among them a Roman slave, a medieval serf, a Greek independence fighter, and a fettered African slave. With his left hand Christ releases from his shackles a dying man, who personifies Poland with the shattered weapons of his failed 1832 insurrection against Russia by his side. The repentant Mary Magdalene kneels beside Christ. Christus Consolator Size: 25 5/8 x 34 1/2 in. (65.09 x 87.63 cm) (sight) 36 1/4 x 46 in. (92.08 x 116.84 cm) (outer frame) Medium: Oil on canvas