Saturday, March 20, 2010

Jezebel’s Cruel Death

The Death of Jezebel (1868) by the French painter Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant (1845-1902).

It’s a very traditional view of Jezebel’s death. She had already received what she deserved and the triumphant Jehu watches how the dogs are devouring her body.
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3 comments:

  1. Lokelani ForrestMarch 20, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    I look forward to your posts. This is a pretty gruesome piece, but that's what happened. It would've been so much more gory had it been done in color. Thanks for posting.

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  2. JudyMarch 21, 2010 at 3:00 AM

    Thanks.
    I agree with Constant, above all because he was a real good orientalistic and history painter.
    Maybe this was a kind of sketch for a greater painter.

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  3. Meg.M.April 6, 2010 at 10:25 PM

    The way the color is so bland, definitely is pointing to a larger theme..Perhaps..

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