anti-clerical art
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Anti-clerical art is a genre of art portraying clergy, especially Roman Catholic clergy, in unflattering contexts.{{cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/747176|title=Page 29: an anti-clerical demonstration, from "36 Grabados" (Mexico, 1943)|last=Posada|first=José Guadalupe|date=2022-11-21|website=metmuseum.org|publisher=Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo|access-date=2022-12-02|quote=}} It was especially popular in France during the second half of the 19th century, at a time that the anti-clerical message suited the prevailing political mood. Typical paintings show cardinals in their bright red robes engaging in unseemly activities within their lavish private quarters.
Nineteenth and early twentieth century artists known for their anti-clerical art include Francesco Brunery, Marcel Brunery, Georges Croegaert, Charles Édouard Delort, Jehan Georges Vibert, Jules Benoit-Levy, Adolphe Henri Laissement and Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala.
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References
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- Hook, Philip and Mark Poltimore, Popular 19th century painting, a dictionary of European genre painters, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd, 1985.
Examples of anti-clerical art
File:Henri a laissement b1915 an unexpected visitor marie antoinettes antechamber wm.jpg|An Unexpected Visitor Marie Antoinette's Antechamber, by Henri Adolphe Laissement, Rehs Galleries, Inc.
File:Jehan_georges_vibert_e1275_if_i_were_king_wm.jpg|If I Were King, 1898, by Jehan Georges Vibert, Rehs Galleries, Inc.
Image:'Non Abiate Paura', painting by Francesco Brunery.jpg|Non Abiate Paura by Francesco Brunery
Image:'Friday', painting by Charles Édouard Delort, private collection.jpg|Friday by Charles Édouard Delort, private collection
Image:Jehan Georges Vibert - The comparison.jpg|The comparison by Jehan Georges Vibert, private collection
Image:Georges Croegaert - The Amateur Artist.jpg|The Amateur Artist by Georges Croegaert, private collection
Image:EDUARDO ZAMACOIS Y ZABALA - Regreso al Convento (Museo Carmen Thyssen, Málaga, 1868. Óleo sobre lienzo, 54.5 x 100.5 cm).jpg|Returning to the Monastery by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala, 1868, Carmen Thyssen Museum