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The Tribute Money

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Eugene Delacroix

1843 · Graphite on tracing paper

Dimensions 21.5 × 28.1 cm

Collection: Doria Collection

Delacroix made this drawing in preparation for the decoration of the newly completed library of the Palais Bourbon in Paris. It depicts the story of Jesus telling Peter he will find money for the Temple's tax in the mouth of a fish. This drawing was part of the collection of Count Armand Doria, it is now at the MET in New York. Ce dessin, "l'Argent du Tribut" a été réalisé en vue de la décoration de la nouvelle bibliothèque du Palais Bourbon dont Delacroix était chargé. Il représente Saint Pierre trouvant l'argent nécessaire au tribut du Temple dans la bouche d'un poisson, conformément à ce que Jésus lui avait dit. Cette oeuvre a fait partie de la collection du Comte Armand Doria, il se trouve maintenant au MET de New York.

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The Tribute Money (1843) by Eugene Delacroix, graphite on tracing paper, from the Doria Collection.

About Eugene Delacroix

( 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.

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