The Miracle of Saint Mark (left side)

c. 1740

John Baptist Jackson after Jacopo Tintoretto

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Jacopo Tintoretto

Artist After, Venetian, 1518 or 1519 - 1594

This is a drawing of multiple figures in various poses surrounding a central column. Some individuals are gesturing upward towards a figure in the top right corner with a bright halo or light behind them. Other characters are clustered around a person lying prostrate in the bottom center. Several figures are leaning from an architectural balcony, observing the scene below. Shadows and highlights are used to add depth to the scene. Line work and shading give texture to the interactions among the figures and architectural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 56.4 x 44.8 cm (22 3/16 x 17 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 72.8 x 50.2 cm (28 11/16 x 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.132

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1962, no. 23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1962

  • Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1962.

Wikidata ID

Q76346209

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