Art in Death Comes for the Archbishop
Artists mentioned Death Comes for the Archbishop include El Greco, Raphael, Titian, Jean-Georges Vibert, and Henri Fantin-Latour. If you own a copy of The Annotated Mona Lisa, study the work of these artists. If not, read about each one in an encyclopedia and look at the paintings on the page below. Think about the work of each painter in the context of Death Comes for the Archbishop. Why do you think Cather might have chosen to mention these particular artists?
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Self Portrait, c. 1860, Henri Fantin-Latour
From www.the-athenaeum.org
An Elderly Gentleman, 1591-1599, El Greco
From www.the-athenaeum.org
The Ripe Melon, date unknown, Jehan-Georges Vibert
From www.the-athenaeum.org
Noli me tangere, c. 1514, Titian
Photo © The National Gallery, London
Self portrait, 1506, Raphael; Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
