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Nicolas-Guy Brenet
Aethra Showing her Son Theseus the Place Where his Father had Hidden his Arms1768

Not on view
Oil painting of three figures in a rocky outdoor setting: a standing woman in white and rust drapery points left, a crouching young man holds a sword, and an elderly bearded man reclines at left

Nicolas-Guy Brenet, Aethra Showing her Son Theseus the Place Where his Father had Hidden his Arms, 1768, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Ciechanowiecki Collection, Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Nicolas-Guy Brenet
France, Paris, 1728-1792
Title
Aethra Showing her Son Theseus the Place Where his Father had Hidden his Arms
Place Made
France
Date Made
1768
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 19 3/4 × 23 1/2 in. (50.17 × 59.69 cm) Frame: 26 3/4 × 31 × 2 in. (67.95 × 78.74 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
The Ciechanowiecki Collection, Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.2000.179.21
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Provenance

Andrew S. Ciechanowiecki (1924–2015), London by 1973, sold 2000 to; LACMA.

Selected Bibliography
  • Marandel, J. Patrice. French oil sketches from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 17th century - 19th century. Los Angeles: The Ahmanson Foundation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2002.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 2, French Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.