The Free Pardon

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In this scene of exoneration, the socially committed artist Daumier has left the faces open to interpretation. Revealing is the lawyer's gesture as he points to the depiction of the crucifixion, to clarify that Christ died to save mankind from his sins.

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Title	The Free Pardon
Material and technique	Oil on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 68 cm Height 38 cm
Artists	Painter: Honoré Daumier
Accession number	2596 (OK)
Credits	Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958
Department	Old Masters
Acquisition date	1958
Creation date	in 1860 - 1865
Collector	Collector / D.G. van Beuningen
Internal exhibitions	The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017)
External exhibitions	Crime et Châtiment. De Goya à Picasso (2010) Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019)
Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	France > Western Europe > Europe

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Honoré Daumier

Marseille 1808 - Valmondois 1879

Honoré Daumier worked as a satirical cartoonist for 'La Caricature', a magazine that was founded in 1830. He was thrown into prison in 1832 when he depicted...

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