Glorification of the Host

c. 1700

Italian 18th Century

Associated Names
Italian 18th Century

Artist

This drawing shows an ornate urn adorned with cherubs and clouds. The central urn is decorated with scrollwork and flanked by playful cherubs in lively poses. Fluffy clouds surround the urn, creating a heavenly scene with beams of light radiating from the top. Stylized clouds spread across the background, giving the impression of an ethereal environment. The use of sepia tones and fluid lines adds a classical and elegant touch to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and iron gall ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professor William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.5 x 26.3 cm (11 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.57.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, by 1961; gift 1990 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1961

  • Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, University of Virgina Museum of Fine Arts, Charlottesville, March 5-25, 1961

1973

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, Walter Cecil Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA and tour 1973-1975

Bibliography

1961

  • Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, University of Virgina Museum of Fine Arts, Charlottesville, 1961, 16

1975

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, Virginia Museum Downtown Gallery, Richmond, 1975, 12

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, checklist 70

Inscriptions

various notations overall on verso

Wikidata ID

Q64579028

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