Artwork Details
12 x 16 in. (panel) approximately 19-1/8 x 22 x 3 in. (framed)
Accession NumberMartha Delzell Memorial Fund
CopyrightEuropean Painting and Sculpture Before 1800
Color PaletteProvenance
Provenance
(Victor D. Spark, New York), by 1946.{1} Hans Weissenberg, New York; Purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in, 1980 (80.361). ------- {1} See letter from Julius Held to Anthony Janson, dated 10 September 1980, IMA Historical File (80.361).
Gallery Labels
Gallery Labels
This painting recounts the myth of Narcissus, a handsome youth who caught sight of his reflection in a pool of water and became so enamored of his own beauty that he remained there until he died.
Born in the French city of Tours and trained in Paris, Claude Vignon was active in Rome between about 1610 and 1623. As a member of the community of expatriate artists that also included Valentin de Boulogne, Vignon was exposed to the influence of Caravaggio’s realism, the vivid coloring of Venetian art, and the landscapes of northern painters who worked in Rome.
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Chengdu Museum
September 28, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Chengdu Museum
September 29, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
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