The Immaculate Conception (Joachim en Anna receiving the Virgin Mary from God the Father)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1757 - c. 1759

This is a study for a large altarpiece. It is an unusual variant on the theme of the Immaculate Conception (the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin), in which Mary is shown being sent by god directly from heaven to her parents. Tiepolo was among the earliest painters to execute oil-sketches as independent works in which the richness and brilliance of his brushwork and colouring could be fully enjoyed.

Artwork typepainting, sketch
Object numberSK-A-3985
Dimensionsheight 49 cm x width 26 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

Title(s)
- The Virgin Mary presented to Sts Joachim and Anna by God the Father
- The Immaculate Conception (Joachim en Anna receiving the Virgin Mary from God the Father)
Object type
Object number
SK-A-3985
Description
Het visioen van de heilige Anna (allegorie van de onbevlekte ontvangenis). De geknielde Anna ziet hoe Maria in een wolk door engelen naar de hemel wordt gedragen waar zij met uitgestrekte armen door Christus wordt opgewacht. Achter Anna knielt haar man Joachim met gevouwen handen. Voorstudie voor het 1759 gedateerde altaarstuk in de klooster van Santa Chiara in Cividale, tegenwoordig in het museum te Dresden.
Inscriptions / marks
inscription: ‘Modello originale d[i Ti]epolo per la tavola dell'altare nel Convento di S. Chiara in Cividale. Comprato della galeria Barlese Tiepolo per lire sessantatre li 23 maggio 1808.’

Creation

Creation
painter: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Dating
c. 1757 - c. 1759
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on canvas
Dimensions
height 49 cm x width 26 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
Inv.; collection Dr Hans Wilhelm Christian Tietje (1895-?), Amsterdam, 1926; from whom, fl. 40,000, to the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler’s Führermuseum, Linz, through the mediation of the dealer R. van Eyck, The Hague, 19 December 1942 (inv. no. 2615);{Schwarz 2004, p. 158, no. XXIV/40; MCCP website, file card no. 2982.} war recuperation, SNK, 18 June1946 (inv. no. NK 2352);{Provenance from 1924 to 1945 reconstructed by Ekkart et al. 2006; Schwarz 2004, p. 158, no. XXIV/40.} on loan from the SNK to the museum, 1948 (inv. no. SK-C-1400); transferred to the museum, 1960
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.