Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Frontispiece for the Four Gospels: Scenes of the Annunciation, the Angel Appearing to Zacharias, the Circumcision, and the Nativity

Johann Jakob von Sandrart
1655-1698

Frontispiece for the Four Gospels: Scenes of the Annunciation, the Angel Appearing to Zacharias, the Circumcision, and the Nativity

7 5/16 x 4 5/8 inches (186 x 117 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash, on laid paper; incised with a stylus.
1982.20:1

Gift of Mrs. Hanns S. Schaeffer.

Notes
Watermark: illegible fragment of letters including "CH". Watermark, beta radiograph. letters CH. 144763wm_1982_20_1_WM_beta.jpg
Preparatory design for engraved biblical illustrations.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed at lower left in pen and black ink, "I. I. de Sandrart del."; inscribed by the artist at center, "Die / Vier Heilige / Enangelien / Jesu Christi / nach / Beschreibung der / vier Heiligen / Evangelisten"; each scene inscribed with biblical reference.
Associated names
Schaeffer, Hanns S., Mrs., former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 297.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department