Paulinus, Cardinal and Patriarch of Aquileia, Transfers His Seat to Grado

c. 1796

Pietro Antonio Novelli

Associated Names
Pietro Antonio Novelli

Artist, Venetian, 1729 - 1804

The image shows a group of figures conversing near a coastal area. The scene includes individuals near a building with an arched portico and tall columns. In the background, there are ships with sails and two small figures near the waterfront. One child is pointing. The figures in the foreground wear elaborate robes, with some intricate detailing. The architecture, including arches and columns, adds grandeur and classicism to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black, gray, and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.8 x 28.2 cm (8 9/16 x 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.178

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Helene C. Seiferheld, New York); (Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York, as Scene in the Outskirts of Venice); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1977; 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, 90-91, no. 34 (entry by Daniella Berman).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower left in pen and brown ink: Pietro Ant. Novelli, dis.; by unknown hand, lower center verso in pencil: 403 (in circle) (sideways); by unknown hand, lower right in pencil: 7050/Seiferheld

Watermarks

IMPERIA surmounted by leaves (?)

Wikidata ID

Q64619669

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