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Saint Augustine's Zealous Love of God
Saint Augustine's Zealous Love of God is an ink drawing by the Baroque artist Joseph Christ. It dates from 1760 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:by later hand, lower center in brown ink: S. Augustini intentissimus in Deum Amor.; by later hand, upper right in brown ink: 16.
About this work
Overview
Saint Augustine's Zealous Love of God is a drawing created by Joseph Christ in 1760 using pen and gray ink with gray wash and white heightening on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts Saint Augustine with an intense emotional expression, surrounded by symbols of his faith, conveying his deep devotion to God.
Technique & Style
Christ employed simple yet effective lines and shading to achieve a sense of depth, utilizing techniques such as cross-hatching to create texture and dimension with the limited medium of pen and ink.
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