The Angel Carrying off Habakkuk by His Hair, Surrounded by an Elaborate Rococo Frame

c. 1750

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner

Associated Names
Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner

Artist, German, 1709 - 1761

This is a drawing of mythological and allegorical scenes with classical architecture and figures. The image shows intricate details with multiple figures, scrolling ornaments, and architectural elements. The centerpiece depicts a figure being guided by an ethereal being. Surrounding scenes include cherubs, classical figures, vegetation, and architectural structures. Ornate shapes frame the composition and the figures' poses suggest movement and vitality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite, heightened with white gouache and incised throughout, on two joined sheets of blue laid paper, the verso reddened for transfer

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as the Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.9 x 70.6 cm (20 1/16 x 27 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Phillips, London, 7 July 1993, no. 111). Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 94-95, no. 21.

Bibliography

2001

  • Lachenmann, David. "Wolfgang Ratjen as Collector." Master Drawings 39 (2001): 109-110, fig. 6.

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64582090

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