The Triumph of Virtue and Divine Wisdom

1736

Livio Retti

Associated Names
Livio Retti

Artist, Italian, 1692/93 - 1751

This is a drawing of a group of figures among clouds. The figures are depicted with meticulous linework on paper. The central part of the drawing shows figures seated or reclining on clouds, with smaller winged figures hovering around them. Various individuals hold different objects, such as a shield with a sunburst and a spear. The composition features movement in the arrangement of robes and limbs. The clouds around the figures are intricate and swirling. The lines capture expressions and gestures conveying a harmonious assembly.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Tüngel (1893-1970), Ahrensburg. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

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Exhibition History

1965

  • Zeichnungen alter Meister aus deutschem Privatbesitz, Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Kunsthalle, Bremen; Graphische Sammlung, Stuttgart, 1965-1966, 25, no. 102, fig. 50.

1981

  • Barock in Baden-Württemberg, Exh. cat. Schloss Bruchsal, Karlsruhe, 1981, vol. 1: 106-107, no. A 70.

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 19, 34, no. 14.

2023

  • Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550-1800, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Bibliography

1964

  • Der Barocke Himmel. Exh. cat. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Graphische Sammlung. Stuttgart,1964: 52, under no. 121.

1971

  • Bildkunst im Zeitalter Johann Sebastian Bachs: Meisterwerke des Barock aus dem Besitz der Kunsthalle Bremen. Exh. cat. Kunsthalle Bremen. Bremen, 1971: 87, under no. 78.

1995

  • Jeutter, Ewald. "Raumdekorationen aus dem zweiten Drittel des 18. Jahrhunderts in Bürgerhäusern der ehemals 'Freyen Reichsstadt' Hall. Ein Beitrag zu den Auftraggebern und den Dekorateuren." Württembergisch Franken 79 (1995): 251, fig. 5.

2004

  • Höper, Corinna, and Andreas Henning. Das Glück Württembergs: Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik europäischer Künstler des 18. Jahrhunderts. Exh. cat. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Graphische Sammlung. Ostfildern-Ruit, 2004: 19, note 24.

Inscriptions

verso: graphite sketch of Religious Procession before a Cathedral, c. 1736

Wikidata ID

Q64593238

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