Das glückliche Weltalter (The Happy New Age)

1778

Bernhard Rode

Associated Names
Bernhard Rode

Artist, German, 1725 - 1797

The image shows a detailed etching of a pastoral scene. The scene includes people and animals in a lush environment. In the foreground, young children play near a large tree, while adults work with woodcutting tools behind them. Further back, a child rides a lion ushering cows and goats. The image is in sepia tones, emphasizing the natural subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.7 × 35 cm (8 15/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
    mount: 28 × 44.4 cm (11 × 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.196.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jacobs 1989, no. 26

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein. (Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Jacobs, Renate. Das graphische Werk Bernhard Rodes (1725 - 1797). Münster, 1989: no. 26.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Das Glükliche Weltalter Jes: XI XII. C.; lower right in plate: B. Rode 1778

Wikidata ID

Q77260951

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