Denis, Maurice. Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory, 1894. oil on canvas glued to cardboard, Unframed: 34.9 x 31.4 x 0.6 cm (13 3/4 x 12 3/8 x 1/4 in.). Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.109. Copyrighted.

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Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory

1894

Maurice Denis

Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943)

Modern European Painting and Sculpture

Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory, 1894. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Oil on canvas glued to cardboard; unframed: 34.9 x 31.4 x 0.6 cm (13 3/4 x 12 3/8 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.109 Denis began creating religious art in 1894, the year this painting was completed. A priory, as described in the title, is a religious building where monks and nuns live under the leadership of a prior.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Denis, Maurice
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: oil on canvas glued to cardboard
Medium: oil, canvas, glued, cardboard
Dimensions: Unframed: 34.9 x 31.4 x 0.6 cm (13 3/4 x 12 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Signed and dated lower left: MAVD 94, Signed lower right: MAVD
Departments: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
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