Belisarius Begging for Alms
Nicolas-René Jollain, French, 1732 - 1804
1767
Oil on canvas
Overall: 50 13/16 × 63 in. (129 × 160 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund and the Florence and Lansing Porter Moore 1937 Fund
2008.34
Geography/Culture
Europe, France
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Painting
Classification
Painting
Nazi-Era Provenance Research
On view
Inscription
Signed, lower right (on stone bench): NR Jollain
Course History
HIST 47, The French Revolution, Darrin McMahon, Spring 2019
WRIT 5, Expository Writing, William Craig, Winter 2019
ARTH 48, Art & Society in the Age of the Rococo, Kristin O‘Rourke, Winter 2016
WRIT 5, Reviewing Ourselves: Critical Writing and Personal Values, William Craig, Winter 2016
WRIT 5, Reviewing Ourselves: Critical Writing and Personal Values, William Craig, Fall 2015
WRIT 5, Reviewing Ourselves: Critical Writing and Personal Values, William Craig, Fall 2015
WRIT 5, On Poor Taste, William Boyer, Winter 2015
WRIT 5, Reviewing Ourselves: Critical Writing and Personal Values, William Craig, Winter 2015
WRIT 5, Reviewing Ourselves: Critical Writing and Personal Values , William Craig, Winter 2015
PHIL 23, Art and Aesthetics, John Kulvicki, Winter 2015
ARTH 48, Rococo to Neoclassicism, Kristin O‘Rourke, Fall 2014
WRIT 5, Writing About Art, Brett Gamboa, Fall 2014
WRIT 5, Reviewing Ourselves: Critical Writing and Personal Values, William Craig, Fall 2014
WRIT 5, The View from the Balcony: Learning How You Learn, Prudence Merton, Winter 2014
WRIT 5, Expository Writing, William Craig, Winter 2014
PHIL 23, Philosophy of Art, John Kulvicki, Winter 2014
FREN 3, Intermediate French, Yasser Elhariry, Winter 2013
FREN 3, Intermediate French, Annabelle Cone, Winter 2013
FREN 3, Intermediate French, Annabelle Cone, Winter 2013
WRIT 8, Writing with Media, Karen Gocsik, Spring 2012
ENGL 7, Writing About Art, Brett Gamboa, Winter 2012
Exhibition History
Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 19, 2013-present.
Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 20, 2009-present.
From Altarpiece to Portrait: Assembling a European Collection, Harrington Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019-September 6, 2020.
European Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 30, 2008-March 8, 2009.
Publication History
Salon, Paris, 1767, no.153.
John R. Stomberg, The Hood Now: Art and Inquiry at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2019, p. 101, ill. plate no. 32.
Provenance
Collection of Jean-Jacques Barthelemy (1716-1795), Paris; private collection, by descent, since the 19th century; Jack Kilgore & Co., Inc, New York, New York, date unknown; sold to present collection, 2008.
This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Noticed a mistake? Have some extra information about this object? Contact Us