Johann Jakob von Sandrart
1655-1698
Five Scenes from the Life of Christ: The Marriage Feast at Cana, Christ Walking on the Waves, the Sermon on the Mount, Christ Healing the Sick, and Christ and the Woman of Samaria
7 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches (181 x 115 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash, on laid paper; incised with a stylus; verso rubbed with red chalk for transfer.
1982.20:2
Gift of Mrs. Hanns S. Schaeffer.
Notes
Watermark: Fragment, top of crown. Watermark, beta radiograph. shield, crown, fragment. 144764wm_1982_20_2_WM_beta.jpg
Preparatory design for engraved biblical illustrations.
Preparatory design for engraved biblical illustrations.
Inscriptions/Markings
Each scene inscribed with biblical references.
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.
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Century Drawings
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