| Title: |
Christ and the Crown of Thorns |
| Artist: |
Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst (Weimar,
1712 - Dresden, 1774) |
| Date: |
1763 |
| Medium: |
Original Etching |
| Note: |
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich: A
major German eighteenth century painter and etcher, C. W. E. Dietrich
studied first under his father, a court painter. At the age of twelve
he was sent to Dresden to study painting and etching techniques under
Alexander Thiele (1685-1752). In 1729, at the age of seventeen, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
was appointed a court painter to Augustus II, King of Poland. Christian
Dietrich visited Holland in 1734 and Italy in 1743. Christian Dietrich was appointed
Keeper of the Dresden Gallery (1746), Professor of the Academy of Arts,
Dresden (1764), and also Director of the Painting School at the Meissen
Porcelain Factory (1764-1765). |
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The art of etching played a large role in Christian Dietrich's
oeuvre. In total he created over 180 original etchings from 1728 to 1763.
He was equally gifted in the genres of landscapes, figure studies and
religious scenes and gained a huge reputation in both France and Germany
for his ability to etch subjects in a number of styles. One scholar writes,
"Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich was a prodigy. Even in an eclectic
age, contemporaries were amazed at his gift of imitating the manner
of many artists of different schools and epochs, from Rembrandt and
van der Neer to Rosa, Berchem, Lairesse and Lancret." *
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Christ and the Crown of Thorns bears
comparison to the etched work of both Rosa and Lairesse. Like many of
his great etchings from the early 1760's it is signed by Christian Dietrich with
his commonly used alternate name -- 'Dietricy' -- and represents a great
example of his art. |
| Raisonne: |
J. F. Link, C. W. E. Dietrich radirten,
geschabten und in Holz geschnittenen malerischen Vorstellungen, Berlin,
1846. |
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Catalogue link # 22, First State, Before the
addition of the engraved number in the upper corner. |
| Reference: |
* Antony Griffiths and Frances Carey, German
Printmaking in the Age of Goethe, London, British Museum Press, 1994,
pp. 40 & 41. |
| Size: |
4 7/8 X 5 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate,
height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
| Condition: |
Printed upon eighteenth century laid paper
and with thread margins past the plate-mark on all sides. Containing very
faint glue staining and foxing in the upper corners, else a strong, early
impression and in good condition throughout. This original impression
of Christ and the Crown of Thorns stands as a prime example of
the famous art of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. |
| Price: |
Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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