Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (Center Panel)

1742

John Baptist Jackson after Titian

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Titian

Artist After, Venetian, 1488/1490 - 1576

This is a drawing of an architectural scene with people gathered on steps. The image shows an elaborate architectural facade with columns and steps. Several individuals are assembled on the steps, engaging in conversation and gestures. The architectural details are precise, displaying intricate column capitals and a clear division of space. The building in the background has people observing from balconies and windows. The scene is set outdoors, with a distant landscape on the left. The drawing is in brown and tan hues, giving it a sepia-toned appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in umber, gray, and two shades of brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 56 x 45.5 cm (22 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 59.5 x 48.5 cm (23 7/16 x 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.665

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1962, no. 25 (center panel)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary Jordan Collection. [1] (Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased 1986; Gift to NGA, 2012.
[1] According to the donor's collection list for Jackson woodcuts, a great number came from the Mary Jordan Collection.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1962

  • Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington, 1962: no. 25

Wikidata ID

Q76557627

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