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The Executioner

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (1824–1886)

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

The Executioner

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It is not known whether 'The Executioner' was the original title of this painting or whether it was inspired by a specific work of literature, but it seems that the figure to the right is about to be executed by the man with the long, curved sword. Influenced by Eugène Delacroix, later in his career Adolphe Monticelli painted a number of fantasy pictures, some of which had orientalist and North African themes. The artist's use of blocks of intense, vibrant colour help evoke the exotic setting. The heavy impasto and impressionistic description of figures are typical features of the artist's later style.

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Title

The Executioner

Date

c.1860–1880

Medium

oil on mahogany panel

Measurements

H 58 x W 40 cm

Accession number

K968

Acquisition method

gift from Conrad P. Fry, Mrs Cooke-Hurle and Sir Geoffrey Storrs Fry, in memory of their parents, Francis James Fry, JP, DL, and Elizabeth Fry, 1931

Work type

Painting

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Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli

1824–1886

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