Holy Anne with Two Others (Hl. Anna selbtritt) / Otto Dix
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.92
- Title
- Holy Anne with Two Others (Hl. Anna selbtritt)
- Artist
- Otto Dix
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- 1891 - 1969
- Medium and Support
- charcoal on ready brown wove paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1914
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Germany (nation)
- Saxony (state)
- Dresden
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Germany (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Saxony (state)
- Creation Place 4
- Dresden
- Style/Group/Movement
- German Expressionism
- Inscription
- RECTO. Signed in charcoal, lower right: Dix
- Dimensions
- 33.66 cm x 27.94 cm (13 1/4 in. x 11 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- life drawing
- Physical Description
- Three center female figures with exposed breasts and halos. Entire picture composed of overlapping U- or V-shaped charcoal strokes.
- Subject Matter
- 20th-century version of the traditional presentation of Saint Anne, often portrayed with the Holy Family, or with the Virgin Mary and child (see Leonardo da Vinci, "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist," 1499-1500, The National Gallery, London).
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- religious figures
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2603 x 3157
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2007/2.92
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.92/2007_2_92.jpg
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"Holy Anne with Two Others (Hl. Anna selbtritt); Otto Dix." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.92/2007_2_92.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
