Saints Cosmas and Damian Caring for the Sick

c. 1736

Paul Troger

Associated Names
Paul Troger

Artist, Austrian, 1698 - 1762

The image depicts several figures in various poses. One central figure is seated with a regal posture, wearing a robe and a cap. Other figures around him are engaged in different actions, such as examining or sitting. The figures are clothed in robes or draped fabrics with detailed folds. In the background, there are dramatic draperies, two putti or cherubs, and faint architectural features for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 38.2 x 26 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.6 x 27.4 cm (15 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.35.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas Graf, Berlin (1878 - 1951) (Lugt 1092a). Wilhelm Soldan, Berlin, after 1950 (Lugt undescribed). (C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 2000 by NGA.

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. 15.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Pl. Trog: fecit; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 15; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Nagler 15

Wikidata ID

Q75430642

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