The Seven Planets

1770

Thomas Christian Winck

Associated Names
Thomas Christian Winck

Artist, German, 1738 - 1797

This is a drawing of mythological figures amidst clouds. The composition includes figures engaged in interaction within a cloudscape. The central figure holds a shield and gestures towards another seated figure. Celestial entities are depicted above in flowing poses. The scene features creatures and emblems of mythology like wings. The line work and cross-hatching create depth and texture, enveloping the scene in an ethereal atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.5 x 23.5 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 16.3 x 24.4 cm (6 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.98.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wilhelm Soldan, Berlin, after 1950 (Lugt undescribed). (sale, Galerie Gerda Bassenge, 4-5 June 1999, no. 6043); (C. G. Boerner Inc., New York, 1999); purchased 1999 by NGA with funds contributed by The Ahmanson Foundation.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 6.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: 8. C.P S.C.M.; upper right in plate: C.P.R. T.; lower right in plate: Christian Winck inv et Sculp. 1770.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: N. 6

Wikidata ID

Q75425065

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