Ruth and Boaz

Ruth et Booz

Ruth and Boaz

Frédéric Bazille · 1870

Musée Fabre

Montpellier, France

About this painting

Left unfinished at Bazille's death in 1870, this nocturnal biblical scene reimagines a Salon-friendly subject his own way — Ruth gazing skyward instead of at the sleeping Boaz.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

138 × 202 cm (54.3 × 79.5 in)

Painted at

Montpellier, France

Current location

Musée Fabre, Montpellier

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