↗France, late 19th century-early 20th century · c. 1915–26
Water Lilies (Agapanthus)
Claude Monet
ARTWORK STUDY
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Read the artwork notes and catalogue information.Church of San Nicolò dei Tolentini, Venice · Catalogue source ↗ · Image policy ↗
Italy · completed 1683
Tomb of Francesco Morosini
- Date
- completed 1683
- Medium
- Funerary monument
- Dimensions
- Not listed in the source consulted
- Country / context
- Italy
- Movement / tradition
- European and American art
- Collection
- Church of San Nicolò dei Tolentini, Venice
- Attribution / role
- Discussed in the Met’s Parodi catalogue essay; link opens that source, not a separate object record.
- Pathway
- European and American art ↗
ABOUT THIS WORK
This funerary monument is discussed in the Met’s Parodi catalogue essay. Its architectural setting matters to its function as a memorial. The cited page is supporting scholarship, rather than a separate catalogue record for the tomb.
Original educational overview · based on the linked museum recordPlace in the artist’s career
Compare the intimate marble Sleeping Christ with the carved, varnished and gilt Bacchus and the later funerary monument. White stone, treated wood and architectural scale create different experiences of flesh and movement. Bacchus is catalogued with workshop participation; the museum’s discussion of the tomb supplies context rather than a complete object record.
The artist’s practice
Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.
Media and surface
Marble, treated wood and architectural ensembles require different carving and workshop processes.
Marks and structure
Projecting limbs and animated drapery invite viewing from multiple angles.
Palette and light
White stone, varnish and gilding produce different kinds of reflected light and apparent warmth.
A MOMENT TO LOOK
Start with what you can see: shapes, surface, colour and scale. How might the listed materials affect the way this object was made and experienced?
Looking prompt · an invitation to observe, not a historical interpretation.
