The Ecstasy of Saint Paul

c. 1655

Jeremias Falck

Associated Names
Jeremias Falck

Artist, German, c. 1619 - 1677

The image shows an elderly man seated with a full beard and balding head. He is wearing draped clothing that exposes part of his shoulder. He is seated towards the lower left of the image, facing to the right, with one arm raised. He holds a staff in one hand, with open books scattered around him. There are ethereal, winged figures with delicate features and flowing hair surrounding him. These figures are mostly torso, arms, and heads, with one playing a musical instrument. Above them float more winged cherubs among the clouds. The background is filled with clouds, creating a celestial atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and etching on laid paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 41.8 x 29 cm (16 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 52.5 x 39 cm (20 11/16 x 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.98.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Block 1890, no. 26, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 1999 by NGA with funds contributed by The Ahmanson Foundation.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1890

  • Block, J. C. Jeremias Falck: sein Leben und seine Werke. Leipzig, 1890.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in ink: chevalier calabrois - P.; by later hand, lower right in ink: v..dalen Sc; lower center in graphite: [?]

Wikidata ID

Q75425063

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