Beautiful folio size antique photogravure print from the picture by Francisco Zurbaran (click thumbnails above for larger size image).
Printed on heavyweight cream stock. Plate mark present. Reverse side is blank.
It's hard to appreciate the stunning detail and clarity of this print until you see it in person.
Funeral of a Bishop is the Funeral of St. Bonaventura, the prelate who died in 1274 in Lyons, where he had gone to open the council called by Gregory X. in an attempt to effect the union of the Greek and the Roman Church. Here Zurbaran introduces not only Pope Gregory X. but also Michael VII., Emperor of the Eastern Empire, Paleologue of the Patriarch of Constantinople, and of the Envoys of Scythia. Gregory owed his elevation to the papal throne to the influence of Bonaventura at the time of the conclave.
Title: Funeral of a Bishop
Publication: Great Masters in the Louvre Gallery
Publication Year: 1899-1900
Publisher: D. Appleton & Goupil & Co. (New York & Paris)
Approximate Page Size (in inches): 12½ x 16¾
Approximate Image Size (in inches): 9½ x 11
Condition: EX. Very clean.
