David and the Patriarchs with a Donor

c. 1613

Giovanni Battista Maganza II

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Maganza II

Artist, Venetian, 1577 - 1617

This is a drawing of a group of figures engaged in discussion. The sketch features several figures, identifiable by their robes and crowns, depicted in an expressive manner. The figures are sketched with quick, fluid lines, suggesting a dynamic interaction among them. Some figures are seated, while others are standing, gesturing with raised hands or pointed fingers. The composition captures the essence of a discussion or council, with the use of ink on paper creating a sense of immediacy and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.1 x 20.5 cm (7 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
    mount: 23.2 x 26.2 cm (9 1/8 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.160

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, by 1966); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1966; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Exhibition of Old Master Drawings. P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, 1966, no. 58 (as Alessandro Maganza).

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 180 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: D29184; by later hand, across bottom verso in graphite (erased): [?] MAGANZA / 1556-after 1630 / A scene from Venetian history; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite (erased): 55-3x (enclosed in rectangle) (mount) by later hand, lower right in graphite: 6364 McCrindle

Wikidata ID

Q64572328

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