Saint Mary Magdalene Lifted by Angels

c. 1740

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1696 - 1770

This is a drawing of a group of angelic figures surrounding a central figure. The drawing features angelic figures depicted in a classical style with flowing robes and feathered wings, gathered around a central, reclining figure. The scene depicts a moment of care or protection, with the figures intertwined and creating a sense of movement. The drawing is rendered with a subtle use of sepia tones, primarily browns and grays that provide a sense of depth and contour. The strokes are fluid and sketchy, with a dynamic and expressive quality that captures the emotional essence of the scene. The background is left largely unmarked, keeping the focus on the figures and their interactions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Woodner Collection, Gift of Andrea Woodner

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.7 x 29.2 cm (17 3/16 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.11.63

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Possibly part of one of the 'Cheney-Parsons' albums; Prince Alexis Orloff [born 1867] (sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 29-30 April 1920, lot 114); (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris, 1983); August Laube, Zurich; purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, January 1984; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1985, no. 82 (checklist only).

1986

  • Dibujos de los siglos XIV al XX: Colección Woodner, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1986-87, no. 44.

  • Meisterzeichnungen aus Sechs Jahrhunderten: Die Sammlung Ian Woodner, Haus der Kunst, Munich and Vienna, 1986, no. 36.

1987

  • Master Drawings: The Woodner Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1987, no. 33.

1990

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, no. 41.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 79.

2006

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007.

2017

  • The Woodner Collections: Master Drawings from Seven Centuries, NGA, 2017.

Bibliography

1961

  • Knox, George. "The Orloff Album of Tiepolo Drawings." The Burlington Magazine 103 (June 1961): 275, no. 72.

1983

  • Prouté, Paul. Catalogue 'Signac'. Paris, 1983: no. 19.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996: no. 79.

Wikidata ID

Q64572377

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