Attributed to Franz Adolf von STÜRLER (1802-1881) Christ in Majesty with the Holy Spirit, surrounded by the Virgin Mary, the Evangelists, Saint Paul, the Angels and a cohort of Saints Watercolor and gouache. 195 x 150 cm Son of Swiss sculptor and architect Karl Emmanuel von Stürler, Franz Adolf was first a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Regnault, then of Jean-Dominique Ingres. Ingres painted a portrait of him that is now in the Bern museum. From 1829 to 1853, he lived in Italy, where he was a professor at the Florence Academy. He then settled in Versailles. He bequeathed an important collection of paintings, notably of Italian primitives, to the Museum of Fine Arts in Berne, where his paternal family originated. During his long stay in Italy, Stürler developed a passion for Italian primitives and early Renaissance artists. He was an early admirer of the Nazarenes. Stürler set himself apart from his contemporaries by creating a "faux Middle Ages" in his paintings, inspired by the late Gothic period. In our work, we find the same characteristics as in his most famous painting, La Vierge peinte par Cimabue est transportée en procession..., acquired by the State in 1859 for the Musée de Montauban: large format, use of several registers, theatricalization of biblical scenes, abundance of details, key anecdotes and symbols.