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

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), oil on canvas, c. 1757-1759

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 characteristicsolieverf op doek

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

Identification

Title(s)
- The Immaculate Conception (Joachim en Anna receiving the Virgin Mary from God the Father)
- The Virgin Mary presented to Sts Joachim and Anna by God the Father
Object type
Object number
SK-A-3985
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.’
Description
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.

Creation

Creation
painter: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Dating
c. 1757 - c. 1759
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Physcial description
olieverf op doek
Material
Dimensions
height 49 cm x width 26 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Ownership
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.