A Druid Ceremony
About this artwork
Hallé was a pensionnaire at the French Academy in Rome from 1737 to 1744 and this work was probably painted during his stay there. The subject is not in fact a real druid’s ceremony, but one of the masquerades which were held in the grounds of the Palazzo Mancini, the main residence of the Academy until 1793. The painting is similar in style to the work of Jean-François de Troy who was then Director of the Academy and influenced Hallé's work. Hallé enjoyed a long and successful career and was himself appointed recteur of the French Academy in Rome in 1775.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Noel Halle (1711 - 1781) French
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title:A Druid Ceremony
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date created:About 1737 - 1744
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:49.50 x 60.00 cm (Frame: 69.2 x 80.6 x 7 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1993
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accession number:NG 2558
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Noel Halle
Noel Halle
Born Paris 2 May 1711 into a family of painters, Hallé originally trained as an architect, but received artistic training from his father Claude-Guy Hallé and from his brother-in-law Jean Restout. He won the Prix de Rome in 1736 with The Crossing of the Red Sea (location unknown) and went to study...