Saint Ignatius Leaving Antioch

1773

Johann Baptist Enderle

Associated Names
Johann Baptist Enderle

Artist, German, 1725 - 1798

This is a painting of a gathering of figures at an architectural backdrop. The figures are dressed in ornate robes, standing around a central figure in front of elegant buildings with archways and columns. The scene shows dynamic movements and grand gestures, creating a sense of significance. The color palette is soft and vibrant, with pastel hues and metallic details. Architectural elements blend into a painted sky with swirling clouds. Decorative borders frame the scene, focusing on the central action. The style is reminiscent of Francesco Guardi.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Siegfried Laemmle [1863-1953]. (sale, Weinmüller, Munich, 9-10 March, 1939, no. 726, as Leitkrath); Bernhard Funck, [1895-1993] Munich (Lugt 3835), until 1977; Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, 35, no. 33.

Bibliography

1987

  • Hamacher, Bärbel. Entwurf und Ausführung in der süddeutschen Freskomalerei des 18. Jahrhunderts. Munich, 1987: 135-136, no. 168, fig. 76 (as Joseph Leitkrath).

Inscriptions

at bottom center in brown ink: Jos. Leitkrath, and right center in brown ink: Abschied des Heiligen von seinen betrübten Schühlern zu Antiochia [departure of the saint from his sorrowing pupils in Antioch]; at bottom left in pen and black ink, a drawn scale; verso, at bottom right in graphite: G 1709/3430 (the latter crossed out)

Watermarks

J Honig & Zoonen; large shield

Wikidata ID

Q64581872

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