L'Aveugle et le Paralytique

L'Aveugle et le Paralytique

Item Information

Title:
L'Aveugle et le Paralytique
Description:
Photograph of a sculpture in stone or marble of a young man who is blind and nude carrying on his back an elderly man who appears unable to walk. The young man strains under the man's weight. Depiction of "The Blind man and the Lame".
Name on Item:
Jean Turcan
Date:
1888
Format:
Prints
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Blind in Art Collection
Series:
The Blind and the Lame
Subjects:
Blind
Blind in art
Extent:
1 print
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/vx021v05q
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Statue by Jean Turcan, (1846-1895). Statue is housed at the Musée du Luxembourg.
Accession #:
AG129_33_0031