Gothischer Kreuzgang (Gothic Cloister)

1808

Domenico Quaglio

Associated Names
Domenico Quaglio

Artist, German, 1787 - 1837

The image shows a Gothic cloister. It depicts a covered walkway with columns and arches, leading towards an open courtyard. The scene portrays a courtyard with architectural details, including a well or fountain, trees, and distant structures. The artwork uses fine lines to show the stone textures and medieval design. The color scheme is monochromatic, focusing on light and shadow for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.8 x 27 cm (12 1/2 x 10 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 50 x 40 cm (19 11/16 x 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.18.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Trost 1973, Vol. L, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1988

  • Drawings on Stone: Early European Lithography, NGA, 1988.

Bibliography

1973

  • Trost, Brigitte. Domenico Quaglio, Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Munich, 1973.

1986

  • Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., Catalogue No.61, [1986], no.131.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone below image: Dom Qualgio.inv.fec.1808.; lower center in stone below image: Gothischer Kreuzgang.; lower left in graphite: D.8, p.191; lower right in pen & brown ink: No.83. 2

Watermarks

M. de I. A. Huber

Wikidata ID

Q74071261

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