The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin

1615 or before

Matthäus Gundelach

Associated Names
Matthäus Gundelach

Artist, German, c. 1566 - 1653

The image features a detailed drawing showing various figures. In the central part of the composition, three primary figures are depicted. One, a woman, is shown in full, kneeling, with her hands clasped, wearing a long flowing robe that drapes around her. Her hair is covered with a fabric. To her left, a muscular male figure is positioned standing on clouds, leaning slightly forward. This male figure is largely undraped, with a cloth around his waist and a crown upon his head, extending his arms to hold a crown above the woman. To the woman's right, another male figure stands, extending his hands to support the placement of the crown on the woman's head. This figure is depicted wearing a long robe, a large cloak, and a mitre on his head, with long hair and a beard. The surrounding environment is filled with numerous cherubs and angels, some playing instruments, some observing, and others positioned in various dynamic poses. The cherubs and angels are amidst swirling clouds, forming an arched frame around the central scene. The background features more clouds and heavenly figures, creating a sense of elevation and divinity in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown and black ink with stumped graphite over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.1 x 22.4 cm (13 7/16 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Martin & Sewell, London); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1970; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 42-43, no. 10 (entry by Andrew Robison).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in pen and brown ink: 1615; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 26

Watermarks

shield with pinecone (close to Briquet 2119; Augsburg, 1600)

Wikidata ID

Q64608398

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