Composition in Blue by Hans Hofmann, Tera-Gentle https://www.nga.gov/artworks/182650-composition-blue
lower right in black ink: Hans Hofmann; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand
lower right in black ink: Hans Hofmann; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions lower left in plate: PH (in monogram) 1775; by later hand
A popular subject in Counter–Reformation Italy and Spain, Ribera’s profoundly moving work portrays the apostle’s final moments before he is to be flayed alive. The viewer is meant to empathize with Bartholomew, whose body seemingly bursts through the surface of the canvas, and whose outstretched arms embrace a mystical light that illuminates his flesh.
His other arm is bent at the elbow near the lower left corner, and he holds that hand
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand
.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: a 50026; by later hand, lower right
overview Medium bound volume with letterpress text in Latin and 1,809 woodcuts with hand
graphite: "and mist or glim, I’d sail with him, / If he would sail with me‘; by later hand
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions "ECatlett ’70" lower right margin, graphite, artist’s hand
Inscriptions lower right in graphite: Mabel Dwight; upper left in graphite by unknown hand
Hirst-; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 1884; upper right edge of