Henri Antoine de Favanne
Armida Fighting the Christians

ArtistFrench, 1668–1752
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Armida Fighting the Christians
  • Athena Protecting Alexander before Darius
Datec. 1725
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensionsimage: 37 × 49 1/2 in. (94 × 126 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1991.5
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ProvenancePrivate collection, France; [Eric Turquin, Paris]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1991.
Exhibition History"The Old Masters: Selections from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Nave Museum, Victoria, Texas, May 22–July 6, 2003.

"French Paintings," South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, April 7–December 31, 2005.

"Masterpieces from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Greater Denton Arts Council, Texas, September 16–October 26, 2006.

"Masterworks from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Michelson Museum of Art, Marshall, Texas, November 11, 2006–March 9, 2007.

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