Christus unter den Schriftgelehrten

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568, 1520er-Jahre

This is a drawing of an architectural scene with multiple figures. The work presents a detailed and complex interior space dominated by towering arches and columns. In the foreground, figures gather and gesticulate. They are robed in flowing garments. The central figure is slightly elevated and seated beneath an alcove. The interplay of light and shadow creates a sense of depth and volume. The use of monochromatic tones accentuates the figures and the architectural elements.
Künstler
Italienische Grafik 1395–1568
Datierung
1520er-Jahre
Gattung
Zeichnung
Technik
point of the brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache over black chalk on paper washed gray-green, on two joined sheets
Maße
70 × 53,4 cm
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

This is a drawing of an architectural scene with multiple figures. The work presents a detailed and complex interior space dominated by towering arches and columns. In the foreground, figures gather and gesticulate. They are robed in flowing garments. The central figure is slightly elevated and seated beneath an alcove. The interplay of light and shadow creates a sense of depth and volume. The use of monochromatic tones accentuates the figures and the architectural elements.

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568