Study for Miraculous Draught of Fishes (?)

Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet

Artist, French, 1644 - 1717

The image is a detailed pencil sketch featuring multiple studies of human figures and parts. Most of the figures are shown as busts or partial figure studies. The largest figure on the right depicts a muscular man viewed from the torso up, with his arms flexed. Just below him, an arm and clenched hand are shown separately. The central figure is a woman shown from the waist up. She is wearing a textured outfit and appears to be balancing a basket or container on her head, with her arm raised for support. On the left, two faces are drawn; one is of a woman with wavy hair, and the other is of an older man with curly hair and a beard. Above them, an isolated sketch of a foot is depicted. The background is plain and unadorned, allowing the drawn figures and elements to remain the primary focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with touches of white chalk on brown paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.5 x 55.2 cm (17 1/8 x 21 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.45.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Walter Feilchenfeldt); acquired 1971 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:210 (as Jouvenet (?)).

Wikidata ID

Q64581144

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