PlaquesFrench17th century
Saint Bruno and his Companions distributing their Possessions, after le Sueur
17th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Eustache Le SueurArtist after
Description
A group of men stand on the steps of a row of buildings to meet a group of beggars on the street below (note that the composition is reversed from the original painting).
Dimensions
49.83 g, 8.2 x 8.1 x 0.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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