The Triumph of Bacchus with Dancing Nymphs

1773

Martin Johann Schmidt

Associated Names
Martin Johann Schmidt

Artist, Austrian, 1718 - 1801

The image shows dynamic lines and curves forming an abstract composition of entwined human figures. The figures appear to be dancing, with arched and extended limbs. In the background, there are abstract shapes resembling musicians and bacchanalian elements such as wine barrels and grapevines. The overall scene suggests a festive atmosphere of celebration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.29 × 9.05 cm (5 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.02 × 16.19 cm (9 1/16 × 6 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Garzarolli-Thurnlackh 1925, no. 25, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Probably William E. Suida [1]; by descent Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018
[1] per Alessandra Manning Dolnier

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, Vol. p, no. 548.

1925

  • Karl Garzarolli-Thurnlackh. Das graphische Werk Martin Johann Schmidt's. Zurich, 1925: no. 25, State ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: 1773; lower right in plate: M. J. Schmidt fec.

Wikidata ID

Q77260962

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