Klosterhof in Franken (Franconian Cloister)

c. 1817

Domenico Quaglio

Associated Names
Domenico Quaglio

Artist, German, 1787 - 1837

The image shows an interior perspective looking out into a courtyard with a checkered floor leading to two large arched openings. Two figures stand in the courtyard with their backs turned. Trees and architectural elements can be seen beyond the arches. The scene is portrayed in an etching or engraving style with fine line work defining the architecture and natural elements. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of brown to create depth. Figures inside the building are engaged in conversation or activity, adding life to the structured environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.2 x 47 cm (16 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 45.9 x 57.3 cm (18 1/16 x 22 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.105.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Trost 1973, Vol. L, no. 46

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Arnoldi-Livie); purchased by NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1925

  • Dussler, Luitpold. Die Incunabeln der deutschen Lithographie (1796-1821). Berlin: Heinrich Tiedemann, 1925.

1973

  • Trost, Brigitte. Domenico Quaglio, Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Munich, 1973.

Inscriptions

lower center in stone: KLOSTERHOF IN FRANKEN; various later inscriptions

Wikidata ID

Q75406828

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