The Immaculate Conception

1711

Melchior Steidl

Associated Names
Melchior Steidl

Artist, Austrian, 1657 - 1727

This is a drawing of a celestial scene. The drawing depicts a central figure holding an infant and a crozier, standing upon a cloud, surrounded by cherubic figures, angels, and dynamic clouds. Above the central figure, rays of light emanate from a triangle that contains Hebrew script. The figures below are in various forms of motion, some with musical instruments, others in adoration or action against dark, swirling clouds. The use of lines and shading creates a sense of depth and movement, emphasizing the spiritual and ethereal nature of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32 x 19.7 cm (12 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.30.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Nicholaas Teeuwisse, Berlin); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Nicolaas Teeuwisse. Ausgewählte Handzeichnungen. Berlin, 2010: no. 13.

Inscriptions

lower center in brown ink: Melchior Steidl Mahler I: F: / gezeichnet in Ellwange a: 1711

Wikidata ID

Q64614291

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