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Truth Before the King

Date1900

Illustration Citation"The Pilgrimage of Truth," by Erik Bogh, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, December 1900.

MediumOil on wood panel

Dimensions12 x 7 3/4 in. (30.5 x 19.7 cm)
frame: 20 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (52.1 x 65.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912

Object number1912-18

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Label TextIn this allegorical story, Truth descends from her heavenly kingdom to earth, where she meets various characters in her wanderings. The jewel-like colors and imposing figures of a royal court (with the court jester laughing in the right background) contrast with the simplicity and calmness of Truth.

Because then-new color printing techniques were not successful, Pyle had to recreate these images in ink for reproduction in the magazine.