Esquisse XIXème: Noyade Of A Holy

I am disturbed by this painting which resists me threefold: it seems to me that it is an oil on paper mounted on canvas, but it could also be an oil on canvas coated and rentoilée; The subject then: the representations of Saints drowned are not common and apart from Saint Florian the Roman and Saint John Nepomucene the Czech, I know of no others ... The author then: the format (33 X 41 cm) is that of the studies for the Prix de Rome competition, but I did not find it in the subjects imposed, which could have helped me by the list of logistes of the year. There is, however, an "I do not know what", perhaps in the attitudes of the characters or in the rich palette mixing pink with turquoise and the green almond with browns that reminds me of Puvis de Chavannes ... Perhaps we should look In his pupils? Presented in a sober but elegant baguette with very beautiful gilding 38 X 45 cm. More photos and more objects in our shops in Pau and Biarritz and on our website: galerielhoste.com.