Saint James Major Preaching

1771

Martin Johann Schmidt

Associated Names
Martin Johann Schmidt

Artist, Austrian, 1718 - 1801

This is a drawing of a figure standing above a group in a dramatic setting. The image depicts a central robed figure surrounded by a diverse group of figures located at various levels around them. There is a suggestion of celestial or mythological beings amidst swirling clouds above. The lower section includes figures in dynamic poses, with one figure holding a child and a dog walking in the foreground. The composition has detailed line work creating texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.6 x 10.7 cm (9 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.6 x 11.6 cm (9 11/16 x 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.98.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Garzarolli-Thurnlackh 1925, no. 12, State [proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, 4-5 June 1999, no. 5993); (C. G. Boerner, New York, 1999); purchased 1999 by NGA with funds provided by The Ahmanson Foundation.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1925

  • Karl Garzarolli-Thurnlackh. Das graphische Werk Martin Johann Schmidt's. Zurich, 1925.

1989

  • Rupert Feuchtmüller, Der Kremser Schmidt, 1718 - 1801, Innsbruck, 1989.

Inscriptions

center right in plate: (not deciphered) / 1771; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 20x

Wikidata ID

Q75424946

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