The Virgin, Saint John, and Saint Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Crucifix
1860s
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A preparatory graphite study showing a central figure of the Virgin with two flanking figures, overlaid with a grid system for scaling. The drawing reflects the formal training and religious themes characteristic of 19th-century academic art.
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This drawing demonstrates the meticulous process behind large-scale religious compositions of the 19th century, utilizing a grid system for precise enlargement onto canvas. Karl Gottlieb Wenig was a prominent member of the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, where such disciplined preparatory sketches were essential for students and masters alike to achieve perfect proportions in grand history painting.
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The Virgin, Saint John, and Saint Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Crucifix
Karl Wenig, 1860s
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