http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10308/saint-vincent-de-paul ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Saint Vincent de Paul http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10308/saint-vincent-de-paul 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10308/saint-vincent-de-paul http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10308/saint-vincent-de-paul Sculpture Jean Baptiste Stouf 1782 1782 Europe, France Terracotta Sculpture Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:29:25 -0500 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Saint Vincent de Paul</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Jean+Baptiste+Stouf">Jean Baptiste Stouf</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1782">c. 1787</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G344%22">G344</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>Stouf's representation of the saint shows him standing and looking down at two dead infants at his feet. His facial expression registers his horror at he devastations of the "Fronde"--the civil war of 1648-1653. The resultant life-size statue was the sculptor's first major work. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10308/saint-vincent-de-paul Jean Baptiste Stouf