The Arts and Powers Pay Homage to Emperor Charles VI

1732

Johann Evangelist Holzer

Associated Names
Johann Evangelist Holzer

Artist, German, 1709 - 1740

This is a drawing of an allegorical scene. The drawing depicts a classical scene with mythological elements and ornately dressed figures. Two cherubs are seated at the bottom of an architectural backdrop adorned with decorative elements like scrolls, garlands, and floral motifs. Above them, various figures are shown in a tableau, including a regal figure on a throne surrounded by others engaged in activities such as writing or playing musical instruments. The composition includes symbolic references and uses a color palette of browns, blues, and whites to create depth. The drawing likely draws influence from the Baroque style, known for grandeur and exuberance, characterized by detailed forms and elegant drapery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash, heightened with white and blue-gray oil paint over graphite on two sheets of brown laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 56.1 x 45 cm (22 1/16 x 17 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.14


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Israel; (sale, Christie's London, 12 April 1983, no. 171). Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 36, no. 13, under no. 4.

Bibliography

1990

  • Rapp, Jürgen. "'J. Holzer fecit sub Directione Domini J.G. Bermgüller'--Johann Evangelist Holzer arbeitet für Johann Georg Bergmüller," Pantheon 48 (1990): 87-88, fig. 6.

1998

  • Friedlmaier, Karin. Johann Georg Bergmüller: Das druckgraphische Werk. Marburg, 1998: 88.

Inscriptions

at bottom center in brown ink, signed and dated: J. Holzer fecit 1732/sub directione Dni J. G. Bergmiller; at bottom in brown ink, the shields numbered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 13, 14

Wikidata ID

Q64581955

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