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| Title | Place de la Constitucion a Jaén | |
| Collection | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Artist | Bossuet, François Antoine (Belgian painter, 1798-1889) | |
| Date | 1880 (dated) | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | As befits an artist who specialised in architecture François Bossuet provides a panorama of this ancient city in southern Spain. The cathedral of Jaén, a fine example of Andalucian Baroque with its dome and twin towers, dominates the town while the street before us is densely packed with arcades, open-fronted shops, a church, houses and ornately decorated fountains. The figures provide local colour and life while also giving a scale to the buildings and filling in the large area of roadway. Bossuet studied at the Academy in Antwerp. In 1832 he became a professor at Brussels Academy. He is best known for his architectural subjects. | |
| Current Accession Number | 2605 | |
| Inscription | front lc 'F. Bossuet.1880.' | |
| Subject | everyday life; figure; animal (dog, horse) | |
| Measurements | 151.2 x 98 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by H. H. Andrew 1903. | |
| Publications | Bénézit, E. (ed.),Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs Paris,1976; Thieme, U., Becker, F. (ed.) Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Leipzig, 1980-86. | |
| Rights Owner | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Author | Katia Mai | |