id: 139532 accession number: 1963.326 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.326 updated: 2023-03-20 14:14:16.718000 Study for "The Presentation of Christ in the Temple" (for Saint Ulrich, Vienna), c. 1750. Attributed to Franz Anton Maulbertsch (Austrian, 1724–1796). Oil on canvas; framed: 90 x 70 x 9 cm (35 7/16 x 27 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 69.5 x 52.3 cm (27 3/8 x 20 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1963.326 title: Study for "The Presentation of Christ in the Temple" (for Saint Ulrich, Vienna) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1750 creation date earliest: 1745 creation date latest: 1755 current location: 214 Central and Northern European creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund copyright: --- culture: Austria, 18th century technique: oil on canvas department: European Painting and Sculpture collection: P - Miscellaneous type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Franz Anton Maulbertsch (Austrian, 1724–1796) - artist --- measurements: Framed: 90 x 70 x 9 cm (35 7/16 x 27 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 69.5 x 52.3 cm (27 3/8 x 20 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review (1963) opening date: 1963-11-27T05:00:00 Year in Review (1963). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964). title: Central Europe: 1600-1800 opening date: 1972-01-27T05:00:00 Central Europe: 1600-1800. John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL (organizer) (January 27-February 27, 1972). title: German and Austrian Painting of the Eighteenth Century opening date: 1978-04-20T05:00:00 German and Austrian Painting of the Eighteenth Century. The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL (organizer) (April 20-June 11, 1978). title: Art in the Age of Mozart opening date: 1991-10-29T05:00:00 Art in the Age of Mozart. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (organizer) (October 29-December 15, 1991). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Count Gyula Andrássy, Budapest date: footnotes: citations: Countess F. K., London (granddaughter of Count Gyula Andrássy) date: footnotes: citations: Franz Szabó, London date: footnotes: citations: Judith Szabó, London date: footnotes: citations: Count Gyula Andrássy, Budapest; date: footnotes: citations: Countess F. K., London (granddaughter of Count Gyula Andrássy); date: footnotes: citations: Franz Szabó, London; date: footnotes: citations: Judith Szabó, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1963. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This loosely painted sketch is the preliminary design for an altarpiece in the Church of Saint Ulrich, Vienna. Mary and Joseph have brought the infant Jesus to the temple to be inducted into the Jewish faith; the aged priest Simeon cradles the infant in his arms, turning his gaze to heaven as he realizes that he is holding the Son of God. Strong contrasts of light and shadow underscore the drama of the moment.

The frame is not original to this painting, but was made by an Austrian craftsman in the mid-1700s. Its florid style suits Maulbertsch’s flickering brushwork, and reflects the tradition of wood sculpture from Central Europe seen in other objects in the CMA's collection. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Garas, Klára. Franz Anton Maulbertsch 1724-1796. Budapest, HU : Verlag der Ungarischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1960. page number: url: De Tolnay, Charles. "Ein unbekanntes Frühwerk des Franz Anton Maulbertsch." In Hahnloser, Hans R., and Ellen J. Beer. Festschrift Hans R. Hahnloser zum 60. Ellen J. Beer, Paul Hofer, Luc Mojon, eds., 397-404. Basel: Birkhauser Verlag, 1961. page number: Reproduced: p. 399, Abb. 1, p. 401, Abb. 3-6 url: Garas, Klàra. "Nachträge und Erganzungen zum Werk Franz Anton Maulbertschs." Pantheon XXI (1963): 29-37. page number: Mentioned: p. 30; reproduced: p. 33, fig. 2 url: Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review for 1963." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 50, no. 10 (1963): 263-94. page number: Referenced: cat. no, 91, p. 272 url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25151974 Francis, Henry S. "Franz Anton Maulbertsch: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art LI, no.1 (January, 1964): 15-18. page number: Reproduced: p. 14; Details: p. 16-17 url: "Accessions of American and Canadian Museums, October-December 1963." The Art Quarterly XXVII, no.1 (1964): 97-118. page number: Mentioned: p. 107; reproduced: p. 98 url: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. page number: Reproduced: p. 149 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n173 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 149 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n173 Garas, Klàra. "Franz Anton Maulbertsch Neue Funde," Mitteilungen der Osterreichischen Galerie XV (1971): 7-35. page number: Mentioned: p. 17 url: Sobotik, Kent. Central Europe, 1600-1800. [Sarasota, Fla.]: John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1972. page number: Reproduced: cat. no 82 url: Garas, Klára. Franz Anton Maulbertsch: Leben u. Werk : mit Oeuvrekatalog, geordnet nach Standorten. Salzburg, AT: Verl. Galerie Welz, 1974. page number: Reproduced: p, 10; Mentioned: p. 239 url: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 166 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n186 Maser, Edward Andrew, and Laura Nelke. German and Austrian Painting of the Eighteenth Century: An Exhibition ... the David and Alfred Smart Gallery, the University of Chicago, April 20-June 11, 1978. [Chicago]: The Gallery, 1978. page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 16 url: The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. page number: Reproduced: p. 2; Mentioned, p.3-5 url: Bushart, Bruno. "Der Lyrische Maulbertsch." In Imagination und Imago, Festschrift Kurt Rossacher: zum 65. Salzburg: Salzburger Barockmuseum, 1983. page number: Mentioned: p. 36; Reproduced: p. 35, fig. 7 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1963.326/1963.326_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1963.326/1963.326_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1963.326/1963.326_full.tif