Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple [right plate]

1742

John Baptist Jackson after Titian

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Titian

Artist After, Venetian, 1488/1490 - 1576

This drawing features classical architecture and figures on stairs. The scene shows various figures descending a staircase adorned with columns. One figure stands at the top with raised hands, while another in elaborate drapery is among them. At the base of the stairs is a basket of goods, and beneath the staircase is a heraldic emblem with the inscription 'DUCTI AMOR PATRIAE'. The figures and architectural details are depicted in fine line work, resembling engraving or etching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in black [trial proof of key block]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.8 × 43.5 cm (21 15/16 × 17 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.11.70

  • 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

Q65079732

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