1768
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Crowning of the Virgin is a 1768 ink by Martin Johann Schmidt, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a scene where the Virgin Mary is being crowned. It's a detailed and intricate scene with many figures. The crowning scene is a common theme in art, and this work is interesting because of its use of fine lines and details. To learn more about the method used to create this work, look up the technique: etching.
Martin Johann Schmidt, called Kremser Schmidt or Kremserschmidt, (25 September 1718 – 28 June 1801), was one of the outstanding Austrian painters of the late Baroque/Rococo along with Franz Anton Maulbertsch.
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