The Triumph of Bacchus with Dancing Nymphs

1773

Martin Johann Schmidt

Associated Names
Martin Johann Schmidt

Artist, Austrian, 1718 - 1801

This drawing shows multiple figures engaging in a dance scene. Three figures are at the center forming a circle and raising their arms together. Some figures are holding objects like a branch with leaves and grapes. Others are depicted in various celebratory activities. One figure is sitting on a large barrel. The detailed line work and shading convey a sense of movement and camaraderie. The scene includes elements like musical instruments and wine vessels on the ground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14 x 9.1 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.5 x 13.2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.19.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, Vol. p, no. 548

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Emanuel von Baeyer, London); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann: Vol. p, no. 548.

2004

  • Emmanuel von Baeyer. Expressiver Barock: Graphik und Zeichnungen aus Mitteleuropa. London, 2004: no. 24.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: 1773; lower right in plate: M. J. Schmidt fec.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 3; C/T 25

Wikidata ID

Q76348197

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