Descent from the Cross

1779

Martin Johann Schmidt

Associated Names
Martin Johann Schmidt

Artist, Austrian, 1718 - 1801

This is a drawing of a scene featuring a figure being lowered from a cross. The composition includes dense figures in various poses. At the top center, a person is handling the cross, while others below tend to the central figure. The drawing is rich with detailed lines, creating a somber mood. The setting appears dark, with the focus on the action of descending and mourning. The arrangement of light and shadow enhances the emotional gravity of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.5 × 12.38 cm (9 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.39 × 23.18 cm (12 3/4 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.46

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Garzarolli-Thurnlackh 1925, no. 28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Probably William E. Suida [1]; by descent Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018
[1] per Alessandra Manning Dolnier

Associated Names

Bibliography

1925

  • Karl Garzarolli-Thurnlackh. Das graphische Werk Martin Johann Schmidt's. Zurich, 1925: no. 28.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Mart. Joh. Schmidt fec. 1779; lower left corner verso by later hand in graphite: 20 [20 crossed out] 18

Wikidata ID

Q77260957

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