1876 Harper's Weekly Art Print - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestants

Description: A fine double-page engraving published in Harper's Weekly dated June 3, 1876 entitled as follows: "The Massacre of St. Bartholomew" - from the painting by P.H.Calderon, R.A. - see below The associated text on the reverse explains the artist has depicted a scene of Hugeunots trapped in their homes unable to assist the persecution of their comrades in the streets below - see below Good condition - mild dampness to the borders not touching the image.see scans. Central fold as published. Text to the reverse. Double-page size 16 x 22 inches. This is an original antique print and not a reproduction . Great collectors item for the art historian - see more of these in Seller's Other Items. NOTE . International mailing is unfortunately expensive - but I'm happy to combine purchases at no extra cost. Philip Hermogenes CalderonFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchPhilip Hermogenes CalderonBorn3 May 1833 Poitiers, FranceDied30 April 1898 (aged 64) London, EnglandOccupationPainterNationalityEnglishChildrenWilliam Frank Calderon George CalderonPhilip Hermogenes Calderon RA (Poitiers 3 May 1833 – 30 April 1898 London) was an English painter of French birth (mother) and Spanish (father) ancestry who initially worked in the Pre-Raphaelite style before moving towards historical genre. He was Keeper of the Royal Academy in London.Contents1Life2Works3Gallery4Further reading5References6External linksLife[edit]Ruth, Boas and NaomiBroken Vows (1856; Tate Britain, London).The VineCalderon was born in Poitiers, France. His father, the Reverend Juan Calderón (* 19 April 1791 in Villafranca de los Caballeros; † 28 January 1854 in London) was a professor of Spanish literature and a former Roman Catholic priest who had converted to Anglicanism. Calderon planned to study engineering, but he became so interested in drawing technical figures and diagrams that he changed his mind and devoted his time to art. In 1850, he trained at Leigh's art school, London, then went to Paris to study under François-Édouard Picot in 1851. His first successful painting was called By the waters of Babylon (1852), which was followed by a much more popular one called Broken Vows (1856). From the beginning he was inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites, and some of his work showed the detail, deep colors, and realistic forms that characterize the style. The artist Henry Stacy Markswas his friend and brother-in-law, and Calderon exhibited his portrait at the Royal Academy in 1872.[1]Calderon became a leading member of the St John's Wood Clique, a group of artists interested in modern genre and historical subjects who were inspired, both artistically and socially by the Pre-Raphaelites. Historical, biblical, and literary themes were common in Calderon's later work. Many of his pieces show women wearing rich, silky clothing in gently colored landscapes. His Morning (1884) features a copper-haired maiden watching a sunrise.His Juliet (1888)[2] shows Shakespeare's Juliet seated on her balcony gazing at the stars. His later paintings adopt a more classical style, comparable to Edward Poynter, which resulted from his close relationship with Frederic Leighton, then-President of the Royal Academy. Calderon became Keeper of the Royal Academy in 1887, and from then on worked to support the teaching of anatomy based on nude models at the Royal Academy Schools. His 1891 painting St Elizabeth of Hungary's great act of renunciation was secured by the Chantrey bequest for the national collection, and is now located in Tate Britain, but caused considerable controversy because of its perceived anti-Catholic message. It depicted the saint bending nude over an altar watched by monks.Works[edit]By the waters of Babylon (1852; Tate, London)'Lord, Thy Will Be Done' (1855; Yale Center for British Art, New Haven)Broken vows ('More hearts are breaking in this world of ours, than one would say — Longfellow) (1856; Tate, London)French peasants finding their stolen child (1859; Private collection)The massacre of St. Bartholomew (1863; Private collection)Margaret (1876; Manchester Art Gallery)Morning (1884)Juliet (1888)St. Elizabeth of Hungary's great act of renunciation (1891; Tate, London)Gallery[edit]'Lord, Thy Will Be Done' (1855) Ave Maria (1858) French Peasants Finding Their Stolen Child (1859) Letter From Daddy(1873)Juliet (1888) St. Elizabeth of Hungary's Great Act of Renunciation (1891) Mariana (scene depicts Act IV, Scene I, from‚ "Measure for Measure" by William Shakespeare.)St. Bartholomew's Day massacreFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchThis article is about the historical event. For the Doctor Who serial, see The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve.Painting by François Dubois, a Huguenot painter born circa 1529 in Amiens, who settled in Switzerland. Although Dubois did not witness the massacre, he depicts Admiral Coligny's body hanging out of a window at the rear to the right. To the left rear, Catherine de' Medici is shown emerging from the Louvre castle to inspect a heap of bodies.[1]hidevteFrench Wars of ReligionMérindol (1545)Amboise (1560)1st–7th wars1562–63 Edict of Saint-GermainVassyRouenToulouseVergtDreuxOrléansEdict of Amboise1567–68 Saint-DenisChartres1568–70 JarnacLa Roche-l'AbeilleOrthezMoncontour1572–73 MonsSt. BartholomewSommièresSancerreLa Rochelle1574–76 DormansEdict of Beaulieu1576–77 Treaty of Bergerac1579–80 Treaty of Fleix1585 Treaty of NemoursWar of the Three Henrys (1587–89) CoutrasVimoryDay of the BarricadesHenry IV of France's succession (1589–94) ArquesIvryParisRouenCaudebecCraonBlayeMorlaixFort CrozonEdict of NantesFranco-Spanish War (1595–98) Fontaine-FrançaiseHamLe CateletDoullensCambraiCalaisLa FèreArdresAmiensHuguenot rebellions1621–22 SaumurSaint-Jean-d'AngélyLa RochelleMontaubanRoyanSaint-FoixNègrepelisseSaint-AntoninMontpellierSaint-Martin-de-RéTreaty of Montpellier1625 BlavetRé islandTreaty of Paris1627–29 Saint-Martin-de-RéLa RochellePrivasAlèsMontaubanPeace of AlèsRevocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685)War of the Cévennes (1702-04)The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (French: Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy) in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) during the French Wars of Religion. Traditionally believed to have been instigated by Queen Catherine de' Medici, the mother of King Charles IX, the massacre took place a few days after the wedding day (18 August) of the king's sister Margaret to the Protestant Henry of Navarre (the future Henry IV of France). Many of the most wealthy and prominent Huguenots had gathered in largely Catholic Paris to attend the wedding.The massacre began in the night of 23–24 August 1572 (the eve of the feast of Bartholomew the Apostle), two days after the attempted assassination of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, the military and political leader of the Huguenots. King Charles IX ordered the killing of a group of Huguenot leaders, including Coligny, and the slaughter spread throughout Paris. Lasting several weeks, the massacre expanded outward to other urban centres and the countryside. Modern estimates for the number of dead across France vary widely, from 5,000 to 30,000.The massacre also marked a turning point in the French Wars of Religion. The Huguenot political movement was crippled by the loss of many of its prominent aristocratic leaders, as well as many re-conversions by the rank and file. Those who remained were increasingly radicalized. Though by no means unique, it "was the worst of the century's religious massacres".[2] Throughout Europe, it "printed on Protestant minds the indelible conviction that Catholicism was a bloody and treacherous religion".[3]

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