Virgin of the Immaculate Conception

c. 1760/1770

Domenico Mondo

Associated Names
Domenico Mondo

Artist, Italian, c. 1717/1723 - 1808

Franz Anton Maulbertsch

Artist, Austrian, 1724 - 1796

This is a drawing of figures in a celestial scene. The scene depicts various draped and winged figures. The central figure is seated on a cloud, surrounded by accompanying figures, possibly angels, indicated by their wings. Soft wisps and swirls around the figures imply clouds. The use of light and shadow gives a sense of depth and movement. The soft lines and subtle color washes contribute to the dreamlike quality of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray and brown washes over red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert B.Loper

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.4 × 21.4 cm (11 15/16 × 8 7/16 in.) (irregular; corner missing)

  • Accession Number

    2021.44.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philippsohn Collection, New Jersey. (C. & J. Goodfriend, New York, until 1996); (John O'Brien, Charles Town, WV); (his sale, 27 January 2021, no. 279); Robert Loper, New York

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1959

  • Age of Elegance: The Rococo and Its Effect, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1959, no. 267 (as Franz Anton Maulbertsch, The Ascension of the Virgin).

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso in graphite: Ascension; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: G Fugis(?); 530

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