The Conversion of Chilo
Date1897
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration CitationQuo Vadis, by Henryk Sienkiewicz (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1897)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions25 1/4 × 16 in. (64.1 × 40.6 cm)
frame: 30 x 20 3/4 in. (76.2 x 52.7 cm)
frame: 30 x 20 3/4 in. (76.2 x 52.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923
Object number1923-152
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextIn this historical novel about ancient Rome, Chilo (foreground) looks upward at the fierce imperial guard who will take him to prison after his condemnation by the Roman official Vinicius (wearing crown), who feels that Chilo has failed him in an assigned mission. The smoke of the Great Fire of Rome (64 AC) swirls above the scene.
