Diana and Endymion

1765

Johann Heinrich Keller

Associated Names
Johann Heinrich Keller

Artist, Swiss, 1692 - 1765

The image shows a pastoral view with trees, foliage, figures, and animals. The brushstrokes are detailed and fluid, emphasizing the natural setting. The color palette consists of sepia tones, gray, and brown. In the forefront, there are dogs interacting with figures reclining on the ground. In the background, trees and shrubbery add depth to the scene, with a faintly lit clearing at the center.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 19.5 x 24.8 cm (7 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    mount: 30 x 40.4 cm (11 13/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.21.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356; deacessioned); (C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased by NGA in 1999.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in pen and brown ink: J Keller. 1765; by later hand, lower center in graphite (faint) on mount: H. Keller; by later hand, lower right in pen and brown ink on mount: H. Keller; by later hand, upper right in graphite on mount: 124; by later hand, upper left verso in pen on mount: 25

Wikidata ID

Q64581980

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