Matthieu Elias|Reverend Jean de la Barrière

Scene 36: Reception of the heart and head of the Blessed Father Dom Jean de la Barrière, brought from Rome to his Abbey of Feuillants in 1626, where they are carefully preserved along with other relics of the Holy Abbot

1706–07
Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite
53.7 × 44.6 cm (21.1 × 17.6 in)

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