Head of Christ

c. 1670

Johann Ulrich Mayr

Associated Names
Johann Ulrich Mayr

Artist, German, 1630 - 1704

The image depicts a man's upper body, focusing on his head and shoulders. His head is slightly tilted to the side with a gentle movement in his posture. He has a detailed facial expression with deep-set eyes and a slightly open mouth. His long, wavy hair cascades around his face, and he wears a crown made of thin thorn-like branches. The man's shoulders are visible with minimal clothing detail, suggesting a bare or lightly clothed upper body. The background is a neutral, textured surface providing a warm-toned backdrop to the figure.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private Collection, Italy; (sale, Galerie Gerde Bassenge, Berlin, 1-2 December 1981, no. 4264); (bought by Stephan List for C.G. Boerner Inc., Düsseldorf, 1981); Ian Woodner, New York, 1984; (sale, Christie's, New York, 2 July 1991, no. 189); (C.G. Boerner, Inc., New York); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Sumowski, Werner. Drawings of the Rembrandt School. Edited and translated by Walter L. Strauss. New York: Abaris Book, 1979-1984.

1991

  • Erwerbungen 1990-1991, 500 Jahre Graphik-Zeichnungen, Teil II, Zeichnungen. C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, 1991, no. 132.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in black chalk: Joh. Mayr; by later hand, lower left verso in ink: 6 No 592

Wikidata ID

Q64582063

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