The Disputation of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

1727

Georg Wilhelm Neunhertz

Associated Names
Georg Wilhelm Neunhertz

Artist, German, 1689 - c. 1750

This is a drawing of a crowded scene in a classical architectural setting. The drawing shows multiple figures in various poses interacting in a hall or temple. The background includes architectural elements like columns, arches, and a large ceiling with a central hanging element. Figures are dressed in flowing garments and are placed in lively stances, as if engaged in conversation or gathering. The use of shading and line work gives depth to the drawing and enhances the complexity of the composition. Arched beams suggest grandeur, while scattered objects like books indicate a scholarly or philosophical theme.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of C.G. Boerner

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.5 x 21.5 cm (13 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.43.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Prague (sale, Franz Malota, Vienna, 1919, no. 68, reprod.). (C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, by 1982); gift to NGA in 1983.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Antiquariat C. G. Boerner, Neue Lagerliste (no. 77), 1982: no. 18, pl. 21.

1989

  • Kaufmann 1989, no. 10.

1992

  • Preiss, Pavel. "The Drawings and Etchings of Geog W. J. Neunhertz," Bulletin of the National Gallery in Prague 2 (1992), 64, pl. 21998

1998

  • Koziel, Andrzej. "Rysunki Michaela Willmanna (1630-1706)." Ph.D. dissertation, Wroclaw, 1998: cat. G. Neunhertz, A.I.2.

2001

  • Exh. cat. Michael Willmann und sein Kreis, Salzburger Barockmuseum, 2001, 118-119, no. 49 (not exhibited; cat. by Andrzej Koziel).

Inscriptions

lower left in gray ink: GWF 9.Hertz.fec: Ao.1727.; on verso inbrown ink: (notations of a contract)

Wikidata ID

Q64571181

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