The Transport of the Ark of the Covenant

c. 1690

Nicola Malinconico

Associated Names
Nicola Malinconico

Artist, Italian, 1663 - 1721

This is a drawing of a gathering or confrontation of figures. The scene is detailed with many figures engaged in various actions. The figures are wearing robes or armor, some on horses. They are in a rocky, vegetated landscape. Lines and shading create a texture that brings the scene to life. The composition is balanced and guides the viewer's eye. Ink and washes enhance the sense of movement and add complexity to the drawing.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified private collector of Luca Giordano(1). Jacques Petithory, Paris; Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

See David Lachenmann, Italian Drawings from the Ratjen Collection, Vaduz, Bern, 1996, no. 35, note 1.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Fünfzig italienische Zeichnungen des 16. - 18. Jahrhunderts aus der Stiftung Ratjen, Vaduz. Liechtensteinischen Staatlichen Kunstsammlung, Vaduz, 1995, no. 35 (as Luca Giordano).

1996

  • Italian Drawings from the Ratjen Foundation, Vaduz. The Frick Collection, New York. Bern, 1996, no. 35 (as Luca Giordano).

2011

  • Italian Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1525-1835, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2011, no. 40.

Bibliography

2001

  • Meyer, Joachim. "New Drawings by Luca Giordano and His Circle: Nicolò Russo, Baldassarre Farina, Nicola and Oronzo Malinconico." Paragone 52, 3rd series, no. 39 (619) (September 2001): 88, pl. 65.

Inscriptions

verso, pen and brown ink, [indecipherable, but possibly] [?]randolfi Gengo[?] [followed by a paraphe?]

Wikidata ID

Q64618482

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