
The Scullion
Catalogue
- Year
- 1860
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 92.5 × 52.5 cm (36 3/8 × 20 5/8 in.); Framed: 112.8 × 74 × 10.2 cm (44 3/8 × 29 1/8 × 4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Augustin Théodule Ribot
Artist

Printmaking
Augustin Théodule Ribot was a French painter of the 19th century known for his historical and religious compositions rendered in a dramatic realist style. Active during the mid-to-late 1800s, he specialized in large-scale narrative works that engaged with moments of human suffering and moral complexity. His technical command of chiaroscuro and figure arrangement positioned him within the academic tradition while maintaining a psychological intensity that distinguished his approach to historical subject matter.
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- Augustin Théodule Ribot
- Year
- 1860
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 92.5 × 52.5 cm (36 3/8 × 20 5/8 in.); Framed: 112.8 × 74 × 10.2 cm (44 3/8 × 29 1/8 × 4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1860-114896
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





