The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

1670s

Giovanni Andrea Carlone

Associated Names
Giovanni Andrea Carlone

Artist, Italian, 1639 - 1697

This is a drawing depicting multiple figures, including celestial beings and individuals in classical attire. The scene is intricately sketched with flowing lines, showing motion among terrestrial and aerial figures. The earthly characters seem engaged in a dramatic moment, while two ethereal figures above hint at a narrative, possibly of a divine or mythological nature. Circles grid the surface, alluding to composition guidelines, and sepia tones convey a timeworn feel. The drawing is lively and dynamic, capturing energy and movement in the arrangement and interaction of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of black chalk, squared for transfer, on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.9 × 30.1 cm (8 1/4 × 11 7/8 in.)
    mount: 28.5 × 44.2 cm (11 1/4 × 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.163.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(La Mandragola di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2019

  • Bober, Jonathan. "Genoese Baroque Drawings." National Gallery of Art Bulletin, No. 60(Spring, 2019): 29.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center of mount in graphite: GIOVANNI ANDREA CARLONE "Sacrifice of Iphigenia"

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