Jesus appearing to his disciples on the Sea of Galilee

1 drawing : pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk on tannish paper ; sheet 21.5 x 34.3 cm (8 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.) | The subject of the drawing is Jesus Appearing to His Disciples and the Miraculous Draft of Fishes. More precisely, as the artist transcribed from the Bible, this is the moment w...

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Main Author: Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius, 1794-1872
Format: Image
Language:English
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Biblical events
Jesus Christ > Disciples
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Summary:1 drawing : pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk on tannish paper ; sheet 21.5 x 34.3 cm (8 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.) | The subject of the drawing is Jesus Appearing to His Disciples and the Miraculous Draft of Fishes. More precisely, as the artist transcribed from the Bible, this is the moment when Peter jumps into the water to wade ashore to Christ (John 21:7). The most famous representation of this particular scene is Raphael's tapestry cartoon (1515-16). Although Schnorr's interpretation portrays the boat in a three-quarter view rather than from the side as in Raphael's portrayal, he must have been looking at Raphael's iconic and monumental work. In fact, the German artist's drawing style in these biblical illustrations no longer looks to late-fifteenth- and early-sixteenth-century artists' precisely drawn and delicately thin lines, but to the High Renaissance bravura of Raphael's exuberant draftsmanship. On Schnorr von Carolsfeld's biblical project--its origin, purpose, and widespread influence as religious instruction--see Cordula Grewe, "The Bible in Pictures" in Painting the Sacred in the Age of Romanticism, Surrey, 2009, pp. 203-251 and on Schnorr's other work see Hinrich Sieveking, "Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872): An introduction to his life and work," in Giulia Bartrum, ed., German Romantic Prints and Drawings from an English Private Collection, exh. cat. The British Museum, London, 2011, pp. 278-309.