Christ Child Light Of The World By Charles Bosseron Chambers Gesso On Wood VTG
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Christ Child Light of the World By Charles Bosseron Chambers Gesso On Wood VTG Condition is Used. LIGHT OF THE WORLDby Charles Bosseron ChambersGesso Duro Plaque on one piece of wood with glossy finish.E.G.C. Inc. N.Y.Gesso on WoodThe plaque measures approx 15 inches by 12 inches.Good but not perfect conditionOther very small imperfections. There are small scratches to front of picture from storage.Missing paint on parts of the gold edge parts of the wood from storage. A smal...l dent on the top gold part.Major colors are gold, brown, flesh color.Artist's name bottom right corner.Information found on the internet regarding the original painting of "Light of the World".Chambers most famous painting is "Light of the World" an image of the young Christ Child. The model that he used was Gilbert DeMille then 4 years old. He was the son of a maintenance man at a Catholic school he visited.If you would like to know more about the painter, please read the following.
Charles Bosseron Chambers (1882-1964) was known for his figurative work, mainly portraits or works with religious themes. He has been referred to as the "Catholic Norman Rockwell". Chambers was born in St. Louis; his father was an Irish captain in the British Army and his mother was a member of an established French family in St. Louis. According to his niece, Chambers later adopted the middle name "Bosseron" because he felt his last name "too plain" to reflect his French heritage.
Like many American artists at the turn of the century, Chambers studied art abroad, first at the Berlin Royal Academy, where he spent six years studying with Louis Schultz. He later studied with Alois Hrdliczka at the Royal Academy in Vienna and with Johannes Schumacher in Dresden. In 1916, Chambers returned to the States and settled into a studio at Carnegie Studios in New York City. It was there he painted the "Light of the World, " the most popular religious painting at the time which now decorates a Chicago Church.
Model for Light of the World, " can be found in the musical name of Benito Celenti, an appealing Italian baby, whose father, Ernesto Celenti, is proud to say that he posed with his boy for the altar piece, "St. Joseph and the Infant, " now decorates a Chicago church. The original of the little "Saint John, " he of the valiant heart and the vision of the future in his eyes, is in heaven with the real John of the Wilderness, and the beloved disciple. This little fellow, the son of an old pupil, died shortly after the picture was finished. For the Monastery, Chambers painted a number of works, the best known of which were his cover illustrations for the Commissariat's publication, Crusader's Almanac, such as The Crusader's Vision on Calgary and The Crusader's Death. The artist, fearing to run the risk of losing the spiritual quality, and finding it difficult to get models of suitable type, prefers to depend on inspiration and the grace of God (Excerpted from: Religious Art Publishing Company, Suite 1207 Carnegie Hall, Fifty-sixth Street and Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, 1932).
Charles Bosseron Chambers (1882-1964) was known for his figurative work, mainly portraits or works with religious themes. He has been referred to as the "Catholic Norman Rockwell". Chambers was born in St. Louis; his father was an Irish captain in the British Army and his mother was a member of an established French family in St. Louis. According to his niece, Chambers later adopted the middle name "Bosseron" because he felt his last name "too plain" to reflect his French heritage.
Like many American artists at the turn of the century, Chambers studied art abroad, first at the Berlin Royal Academy, where he spent six years studying with Louis Schultz. He later studied with Alois Hrdliczka at the Royal Academy in Vienna and with Johannes Schumacher in Dresden. In 1916, Chambers returned to the States and settled into a studio at Carnegie Studios in New York City. It was there he painted the "Light of the World, " the most popular religious painting at the time which now decorates a Chicago Church.
Model for Light of the World, " can be found in the musical name of Benito Celenti, an appealing Italian baby, whose father, Ernesto Celenti, is proud to say that he posed with his boy for the altar piece, "St. Joseph and the Infant, " now decorates a Chicago church. The original of the little "Saint John, " he of the valiant heart and the vision of the future in his eyes, is in heaven with the real John of the Wilderness, and the beloved disciple. This little fellow, the son of an old pupil, died shortly after the picture was finished. For the Monastery, Chambers painted a number of works, the best known of which were his cover illustrations for the Commissariat's publication, Crusader's Almanac, such as The Crusader's Vision on Calgary and The Crusader's Death. The artist, fearing to run the risk of losing the spiritual quality, and finding it difficult to get models of suitable type, prefers to depend on inspiration and the grace of God (Excerpted from: Religious Art Publishing Company, Suite 1207 Carnegie Hall, Fifty-sixth Street and Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, 1932).
