Marie Felix Hippolyte-Lucas, French, 1854-1925
Detail; Salome
Oil on canvas
76 3/4 x 38 1/8 inches (195 x 96.8 cm)
Private collection
Marie Felix Hippolyte-Lucas, French, 1854-1925
Salome
Oil on canvas
76 3/4 x 38 1/8 inches (195 x 96.8 cm)
Private collection
Salome was
the daughter of Herod II and Herodias. She is infamous for demanding and
receiving the head of John the Baptist, according to the New Testament.
According to Flavius Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, Salome was first married to
Philip the Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trakonitis. After Philip's death in 34 AD
she married Aristobulus of Chalcis and became queen of Chalcis and Armenia
Minor. They had three children. Three coins with portraits of Aristobulus and
Salome have been found. Her name in Hebrew meaning "peace". More
on Salome
Marie-Felix Hippolyte-Lucas was a French painter ,
born on November 9 , 1854 in Rochefort-sur-Mer , and died on April 17 , 1925 in
Bougival.
Between
1877 and 1924, his works were regularly exhibited at the Salon des artistes
français where he receives numerous awards . He was also awarded at the
Universal Exhibitions of 1889 and 1900. He is knight of the Legion of Honor.
Marie
Felix Hippolyte-Lucas was a pupil of Isidore Pils, Karl Lehmann and Évariste
Luminais.
He executed decorative paintings for the casino in Monte
Carlo, the conference centre at the Musée Océanographique in Monaco, and three
ceilings in the Préfecture du Rhône. More
on Marie-Felix Hippolyte-Lucas
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