David with the Head of Goliath
Primary
Cosmas Damian Asam
(Benediktbeuern, Bavaria, Germany, 1686–Munich, Germany, 1739)
NationalityGerman, Europe
Datecirca 1733–34
MediumBrush and gray wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 7 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (19.1 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Suida-Manning Collection, 2017.885
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2017.885
On View
Not on viewAsam was the leading fresco painter in Germany in the early 1700s. With its very loose construction, fluid wash and hovering light this drawing not only resembles several firmly identified drawings by the artist but suggests his style of painting. The light sketch of an articulated border indicates that this was a preparatory study for a painting within a decorative setting.
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