Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple [left plate]

1742

John Baptist Jackson after Titian

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Titian

Artist After, Venetian, 1488/1490 - 1576

This is a drawing of a group of people beneath an architectural structure with arches. It features several individuals in period clothing standing under the arches. Some figures appear engaged in an exchange, while others are arranged in a line. In the background, there are cliffs and sparse vegetation. The style resembles traditional etching or lithography techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in black [trial proof of key block]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.7 × 38.7 cm (21 15/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.11.68

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1962, no. 25, State (trial proof of key block)

  • Series Title

    Opera Selectiora [Kainen 16-32; 1946.11.67-91]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1962

  • Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1962.

Wikidata ID

Q65079725

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