The Generosity of Empress Pulcheria

1644

Johann Christoph Storer

Associated Names
Johann Christoph Storer

Artist, German, c. 1591 - 1671

This is a drawing of several figures in a dynamic scene. The scene features a group of figures in motion, created with a loose, sketchy style using pencil and possibly ink. The central area of the drawing appears to depict a crowded environment, with some figures seated or in conversation, and others standing or leaning in various poses. Each figure blends into the next, creating a sense of chaotic motion. The lines emphasize movement and interaction among the figures. The composition focuses on the emotional and kinetic energy of the group, without specific details about the setting or individual identities. This style is commonly seen in preparatory sketches, capturing the essence and dynamism of human figures.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vienna and Vaduz (Lugt 4398). Richard Tüngel (1892-1970), Ahrensburg, by 1966. Herbert List [1903-1975], Munich (Lugt 4063). Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

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Exhibition History

1965

  • Zeichnungen alter Meister aus deutschem Privatbesitz, Kunsthalle, Hamburg, 1965, 21-22, no. 76, fig. 118.

1966

  • Deutsche Maler und Zeichner des 17. Jahrhunderts, Staatliche Museen Berlin 1966, 141-142, no. 205, fig. 203.

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 34, no. 5.

Bibliography

1938

  • Thöne, Heinrich. "Der Maler Johann Christophorus Storer als Zeichner" Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst 13 (1938/1939): 217, fig. 4, 231, no. 28.

1980

  • Bora, Giulio. "Alcuni disegni per incisioni lombarde del Cinque e Seicento." Rassegna di studi e di notizie 8 (1980): 116-117, fig. 18

1994

  • Bora, Giulio. Arte, apparati, emblemi a Milano al tempo di Cesare Monti, Le stanze del Cardinal Monti 1635-1650. La collezione ricomposta. Milan, 1994: 47, fig. 11.

2000

  • Appuhn-Radtke, Sibylle. Visuelle Medien im Dienst der Gesellschaft Jesu: Johann Christoph Storer (1620-1671) als Mahler der Katholischen Reform. Regensburg, 2000: 62, 63, fig. 19a.

2024

  • Bober, Jonathan. "Seventeenth-century Milanese drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and some associated collections."Arte Lombarda 200-201, no. 1-2 (2024): 91, fig. 28.

Inscriptions

at lower left, brown ink, by another hand: Christ. Storer; on the mount at top right: Tüngel, IV 1973

Wikidata ID

Q64581896

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