The 50 plates / Plate 45 of 50
Plate 45 of 50
God the Father
Gottvater
Pietro da Cortona
Not yet located
The drawing
A dramatic Baroque composition depicting God the Father emerging from clouds, surrounded by four cherubs. The bearded central figure extends both arms in a gesture of blessing or divine authority, while a circular halo and sweeping cloud formations frame his upper body. Rays of light descend beneath the composition. Fluid pen lines and broad brown washes create a strong sense of movement and depth.
Becker, 1922
As Felix Becker published it in 1922.
- Attribution
- Pietro da Cortona
- Title as printed
- Gottvater
- Title in English
- God the Father
- Medium and size
- Pen with gray-brown wash, 30 × 21 cm
- Inscription
- Signed “Pietro da Cortona” (Becker: in the artist’s own hand)
- Collection in 1922
- Felix Becker’s own collection
Today
Modern cataloguing and the drawing’s whereabouts, as far as they are known.
- Status
- Not yet located
- Where is it now?
- Not yet located. No post-Becker museum or auction record has been securely identified with this drawing.
- Attribution today
- Pietro da Cortona, as attributed by Becker. The handwritten name supports the historical identification but does not independently authenticate the drawing.
The sheet in this copy
Sources
- Felix Becker, Handzeichnungen alter Meister in Privatsammlungen (Leipzig, 1922), plate 45.
- No later museum or auction record has been securely identified with this drawing so far.