Edmond Louis Dupain Oil on canvas The Tithe oil on canvas circa 1880-1890<\/b><\/p>\n
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In this beautiful painting, Edmond Louis Dupain depicts a lively scene in which the decimator (the monk) collects the tithe. The contribution originally evoked in the Bible, on Abram's proposal to the high priest Melchisedech in the Book of Genesis, was taken up by Jacob after the ladder dream, when he vowed to give God a tenth of what God would give him. The principle was taken up again in the form of a 10% tax, from which no one is exempt, in favor of the church. This practice came to an end in France during the Revolution.<\/p>\n
Edmond Dupain's technique is precise and his color palette soft and poetic. The painting is full of superbly realistic details, and despite the subject, of great beauty, with this beautiful clump of Roses Tr\u00e9mi\u00e8res in the left-hand part of the painting.<\/p>\n
Our painting is signed lower right.<\/p>\n
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Sizes unframed: W 27.95 In. - H 18.89 In.<\/p>\n
Sizes framed: W 42.126 In. - H 32.67 In.<\/p>\n
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In very good condition, our painting has been restored and is served by its magnificent original wood and gilded stucco frame, which has a few small cracks.<\/p>\n
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Edmond Louis Dupain was born on January 13, 1847 in Bordeaux (Gironde), and died on August 10, 1933 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.<\/p>\n
As a genre painter, he produced paintings populated by musketeers and elegant women often accompanied by greyhounds. He also paints mythological subjects and seascapes, as well as magnificent portraits in the straight line of Alexandre Cabanel of whom he was a pupil, an excellent draughtsman.<\/p>\n
A delicate colorist, he possesses a fine quality of the composition.<\/p>\n
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He was a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889) and Jean-Marie Oscar Gu\u00e9 (1809-1877).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He started his career at the Salon in 1870 with Mort de la Nymphe Hesp\u00e9rie and continued to exhibit regularly at the Salon des Artistes Fran\u00e7ais.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Member of the Artistes Fran\u00e7ais since 1883. He was awarded a third-class medal in 1875, first-class in 1877, honorable mention at the 1878 Universal Exhibition, a bronze medal at the 1889 Universal Exhibition, and Chevalier de L\u00e9gion d'Honneur in 1894.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n His works include: Le Centenaire de l'\u00c9cole Polytechnique. He painted a ceiling for the Paris Observatory.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Museum of Fine Arts of Bordeaux.<\/p>\n Paris Observatory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Edmond Louis Dupain Huile sur toile La D\u00eeme huile sur toile vers 1880-1890 Edmond Louis Dupain, nous propose avec ce tr\u00e8s beau tableau, une sc\u00e8ne de vie anim\u00e9e dans laquelle le d\u00e9cimateur (le moine) vient proc\u00e9der \u00e0 la collecte de la D\u00eeme. La contribution \u00e9voqu\u00e9e originellement dans la Bible, sur proposition d\u2019Abram au grand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1586,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\nWorks in public collections:<\/b><\/h4>\n