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Egid Quirin Asam

Associated Names
Egid Quirin Asam

Artist, German, 1692 - 1750

This is a drawing of a decorative architectural ceiling. The artwork features an ornate ceiling design with a central medallion depicting a vivid scene surrounded by elaborate stucco-like embellishments. Various monochromatic and color-tinted panels radiate from the center, each hosting different scenes filled with figures and dynamic movements. The golden and orange hues combined with delicate shading give the piece a vibrant and three-dimensional appearance. The intricate patterns and details suggest a blend of classical and baroque influences, with rich textures and elaborate framing elements adorning the entire composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and gray wash with watercolor over graphite, heightened with white, on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.6 x 30.5 cm (16 3/8 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.3.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

De Mestral de Saint Saphorin; Janos Scholz [1903-1993], New York; Herbert E. Feist

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 10.

1985

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1985-1986.

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 99.

Bibliography

1975

  • Lankheit, K. "Egid Quirin Asams Entwurf zum Kuppelgemälde der Mannheimer Jesuitenkirche." Pantheon. 33, no. 1 (January-March 1975): 34-40, esp. color pl. 35, 37, 40 n. 11.

1989

  • Kaufmann 1989, cat.no. 13.

2001

  • Robison, Andrew, "Later American Collectors of Later German Drawings," Master Drawings 39, no. 2, Summer 2001, 182-183, fig. 13.

Inscriptions

inscribed: Ni. E.Q. Asam; on verso: 14 A 12

Wikidata ID

Q64557970

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