GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Grasping a long–handled, spiked battle–axe, the armed soldier, or halberdier, is clothed in the traditional red costume of a Swiss fighter. Ferdinand Hodler was commissioned to paint this as part of a cycle of figures to decorate the Pavilion of Fine Arts at the Swiss National Exposition in Geneva in 1896. Intended to celebrate the arts and traditions of the Swiss confederacy, this group of paintings hung on the outside of the pavilion and was meant to be seen from a distance.
Excerpt from
Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2010.
NOTES
Created in 1895
TMS done
Checked Piction
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/best-known-swiss-painter_rare-footage-of-ferdinand-hodler-uncovered/43890550 "Rare footage of Ferdinand Hodler uncovered" from SWI swissinfo.ch. Did not include because unsure of website's stability.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Hodler, Ferdinand (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Geneva (inhabited place/Switzerland): TGN: 7007279
Process/materials
Oil and graphite on canvas
Historical periods
Individuals
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WEB RESOURCES
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris~Read a biography of Ferdinand Hodler.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York~View another painting by Hodler titled The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten).
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General Description
Grasping a long–handled, spiked battle–axe, the armed soldier, or halberdier, is clothed in the traditional red costume of a Swiss fighter. Ferdinand Hodler was commissioned to paint this as part of a cycle of figures to decorate the Pavilion of Fine Arts at the Swiss National Exposition in Geneva in 1896. Intended to celebrate the arts and traditions of the Swiss confederacy, this group of paintings hung on the outside of the pavilion and was meant to be seen from a distance.
Excerpt from
Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2010.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris~Read a biography of Ferdinand Hodler.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York~View another painting by Hodler titled The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten).
Notes
Created in 1895
TMS done
Checked Piction
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/best-known-swiss-painter_rare-footage-of-ferdinand-hodler-uncovered/43890550 "Rare footage of Ferdinand Hodler uncovered" from SWI swissinfo.ch. Did not include because unsure of website's stability.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Hodler, Ferdinand (Swiss, 1853-1918)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Geneva (inhabited place/Switzerland): TGN: 7007279
Process/materials
Oil and graphite on canvas
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
rules
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