Théophile Hamel
The Education of the Virgin
Artist
Théophile Hamel
Sainte-Foy, Quebec, 1817 – Quebec City 1870
Artist (birthplace)
After Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Title
The Education of the Virgin
Date
About 1845-1846
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
43.5 x 36 cm
Credits
Purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend Bequest, inv. 1982.8
Collection
Quebec and Canadian Art
While training in Europe from 1843 to 1846, Hamel had the chance to practise direct copying, which gave him a better understanding of the style and characteristics of some artists who had left their mark on art history. Among the studies he returned with were this Education of the Virgin after Rubens and a Martyrdom of Saint Peter of Verona after Titian–two leading colourists.
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