Ruine Frauenkirch mit dem Grabmale der Genoveva und des Pfalzgrafen Siegfried (Ruins of the Church of Our Lady with the Tombs of Genevieve and Count Siegfried)

1821

Domenico Quaglio

Associated Names
Domenico Quaglio

Artist, German, 1787 - 1837

This is a drawing of a ruined church interior. The image shows a dilapidated sanctuary with large gothic arches and columns. The roof is partially missing, allowing the view of the sky and some foliage through the remaining structure. In the center-right, there is an altar-like structure or tomb with sculptural elements. The stone walls are worn with age, and vegetation can be seen encroaching upon the building. Natural light filtering in through the openings highlights the details of the stonework.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1997.105.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Trost 1973, Vol. L, no. 68

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 left in stone: Dominic Quaglio.del.fec.1821.; across bottom in stone: Ruine Frauenkirch mit dem Grabmale der Genoveva und des Pfalzgrafen Siegfried im Moselthale / unweit Andernach; various later inscriptions

Wikidata ID

Q75406831

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