Christ Cleansing the Temple (after Luca Giordano)

1760s

Jean-Robert Ango after Luca Giordano

Associated Names
Jean-Robert Ango

Artist, French, died after 1773

Luca Giordano

Artist After, Neapolitan, 1634 - 1705

This is a drawing of numerous figures set in an architectural environment. The composition includes figures in various poses interacting across steps under a vaulted structure. The use of red chalk gives the drawing texture and emphasizes the expressions and movements of the figures. The scene portrays activity with groups engaged in actions, potentially depicting a narrative event. The architecture in the middle ground adds depth, while the figures' postures and activities create a rhythm. An angelic figure is depicted above the main gathering, suggesting a divine or mythological context. The drawing captures a narrative moment full of emotion and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk over traces of black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 41.3 × 50 cm (16 1/4 × 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.53.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marquis de Middelbourg and Brabant(?) (not in Lugt). (Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1967, as J. H. Fragonard). (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 29 January 2014, no. 97); NGA purchase (via Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London), 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in red chalk: LUCAS JORDANUS 1684; by later hand, center verso in brown ink: Mr. le marquis de midelbourg et Brabant [not deciphered]; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 6046 / No. 4 bleu ancien / 2320-; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 48 x 57 / Luc Jordana; [abbreviated graphite sketch]

Wikidata ID

Q64581610

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