Marsden Hartley (American, 1877-1943). The Last Look of John Donne, 1940. Oil on academy board, 28 1/8 x 22 in. (71.4 x 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lowenthal, 71.201. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 71.201_SL1.jpg)
Marsden Hartley (American, 1877-1943). The Last Look of John Donne, 1940. Oil on academy board, 28 1/8 x 22 in. (71.4 x 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lowenthal, 71.201. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.201.jpg)
The Last Look of John Donne
Marsden Hartley
American Art
Marsden Hartley occasionally painted imaginary portraits of historical figures such as this one of John Donne, the seventeenth-century English metaphysical poet and dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London. The solemn portrait is based on an engraving of Donne’s carved tomb effigy that was the frontispiece for a collection of his sermons. The shrouded body is presented in a palette of blues and whites, cool colors evocative of death, while the striated pattern of folds approximates the hard, carved stone of the tomb.
MEDIUM
Oil on academy board
DATES
1940
DIMENSIONS
28 1/8 x 22 in. (71.4 x 55.9 cm)
frame: 37 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (95.3 x 80 x 7 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
American Art
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
EXHIBITIONS
ACCESSION NUMBER
71.201
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lowenthal
RIGHTS STATEMENT
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Marsden Hartley (American, 1877-1943). The Last Look of John Donne, 1940. Oil on academy board, 28 1/8 x 22 in. (71.4 x 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lowenthal, 71.201. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 71.201_SL1.jpg)
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