Original Print ca.1899 Braun, Clément &Cie:"Funeral of St Bonaventure" Zurbarán

Description: "The Lying-in-State of St Bonaventura" (Funeral of a Bishop) Original Antique Photogravure Art PrintNegative by Braun, Clément & Cie. based off the painting by Francisco de Zurbarán This work comes from a folio of Braun, Clément & Cie. art prints.The print comes with a fine paper protective cover attached to margin as issuedwith the inscription of the painting's name, creator and "Negative by Braun, Clément & Cie". Technique: Photogravure Photogravure an intaglio printmaking or photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a photograph.Color: SepiaSepia refers to a monochrome image rendered in brown tones rather than the greyscale tones used in a traditional black and white image. Sepia images were originally produced by adding a pigment to a positive print while exposing an image captured on film. Gaston Braun (1845-1928) Gaston Braun worked through a number of companies including Adolphe Braun et Cie. which was founded in 1876. Gaston went into partnership with his father-in-law Pierre-Louis Pierson (1822-1913) in 1878. Along with the assistance of Léon Clément the company grew and in 1889 took the name Braun, Clément et Cie. Their company won the Legion d' Honneur in 1891. This company continued until 1910 when the name became Braun et Cie.The company was a major supplier of reproductions of art and scenic views. Francisco de ZurbaránFrancisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664) was a Spanish painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs. Zurbarán gained the nickname Spanish Caravaggio, owing to the forceful, realistic use of chiaroscuro in which he excelled. SizesPrint Paper: 42.4 cm x 32.3 cm (16.7" x 12.7")Image: 28.4 cm x 24.6 cm (11.2" x 9.7")

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Location: Bar Harbor, Maine

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