Dramatic Scene with Monks in a Crypt

Dramatic Scene with Monks in a Crypt

Artist: Alexandre Evariste Fragonard (French, 1780–1850)

Original Dimensions: 28 5/8" x 35 7/8"

Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

About Artwork: (not listed) "In this scene evocative of the Middle Ages, monks process into a Gothic crypt bearing a corpse in an open casket. At the moment they enter the stagelike space, their brethren, having opened a tomb to receive the body, discover that it is already occupied, sparking a dramatic stir. The precise literary source for this composition, believed to date to the 1820s, continues to elude scholars, but the ghoulish scenario was a staple for Fragonard and his contemporaries. The painter is today overshadowed by his father, Jean Honoré Fragonard, but he was one of the most versatile and sought-after artists of his generation." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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