Charles de Foucauld was a French explorer, ethnographer, and geographer. Profoundly moved by his experiences in North Africa, he entered religious life in 1890, eventually being ordained a priest and settling as a hermit in the Algerian desert. He befriended the local Tuareg people and studied their language and customs. In 1916, he was dragged from his hermitage by Bedouin members of the Senussi Order; when the kidnapping attempt was interrupted by the arrival of French soldiers, Charles was shot dead.
Charles de Foucauld was canonized in 1922. I drew him in the moment before his death, in from of his hermitage. The rifle barrel and the column of smoke from his campfire form a cross. The emblem of the Sacred Heart has the name Jesus Christ written in Arabic calligraphy around it.
Medium: Drawing, color ink on calfskin vellum
Dimensions: 6" square
Year: 2024
The original drawing was made on private commission.
Open-edition giclée prints of this drawing are available. You may use the buttons below to pay via PayPal, debit card, or credit card. Be sure to confirm the shipping address.
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Actual size art print: $35
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12" × 12" large print: $70
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