The Conversion of Saint Paul

c. 1600

Master G.G.N. after Luca Cambiaso

Associated Names
Master G.G.N.

Artist, Italian, active c. 1560

Luca Cambiaso

Artist After, Genoese, 1527 - 1585

This is a drawing of a celestial event witnessed by a group of armored individuals on the ground. The image shows two figures reclining on clouds in the sky, radiating light downwards. Below them, a group of armored figures on horseback and on foot appear startled or in shock, with dynamic poses. The composition uses bold, sweeping lines. The sky above is filled with swirling clouds and emanating rays. The clean, black ink line work creates a striking contrast against the light background. The background includes a sparse landscape with a small structure and trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42.3 x 28.6 cm (16 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.15.1


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 1986.

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1958

  • Suida-Manning/Suida 1958, p.171, 4.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate monogram: LC; lower center in plate: GG.N. FE. / P. S. F.

Watermarks

Crown over fleur-de-lis, circled (cf. Briquet 7111)

Wikidata ID

Q74039229

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