The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

1685

Daniel Seiter

Associated Names
Daniel Seiter

Artist, Austrian, 1649 - 1705

This is an illustration featuring a central figure surrounded by various other figures engaged in different actions. The main figure is depicted in a pose facing upwards, while the surrounding figures appear to be interacting with or responding to the central character. In the sky above, a figure is shown either flying or descending through the clouds. The surrounding figures are shown in different poses, hinting at a narrative of conflict or a historical/mythological event. The drawing uses soft, earthy tones with expressive linework to convey movement and emotion, with shading and cross-hatching to add depth and texture.

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with pen and brown ink and brush and light brown wash, heightened with white gouache, on light blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Diane A. Nixon

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.2 x 21.3 cm (13 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.98.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Nicolas Schwed, OMS sarl, Paris); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • Dessins anciens et du 19ème siècle/Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, Nicolas Schwed at Cabinet Blondeau-Bréton associés, Paris, 2009, no. 11.

Bibliography

2008

  • Schwed, Nicolas. Old Master and 19th Century Drawings. Paris, 2008.

Inscriptions

by later hand: lower right in brown ink: P. Cortona

Wikidata ID

Q64540770

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