Das Feur / Le Feu (Fire)

c. 1750

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner

Associated Names
Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner

Artist, German, 1709 - 1761

This is a drawing of a person standing in an elaborate architectural setting with ornate scrollwork and floral motifs. The drawing illustrates a figure set amidst an intricately detailed Baroque style design. The figure stands with one foot forward, gesturing upwards, surrounded by swirling architectural columns and plant-like decorations. Above and around the person, there's a mixture of shell and foliage designs. The lower section of the drawing contains text in a stylistic script.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.53 × 19.37 cm (11 5/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.96 × 26.04 cm (16 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.51

  • Series Title

    The Four Elements

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

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Das Feur / I.W. Baumgartner, del.; lower center in plate: No 16; lower right in plate: Le Feu / Ioh. Georg Hertel, excud. A.V.

Wikidata ID

Q77260965

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