Mother and Daughter in Prayer
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor. Framing lines in pen and black ink and brown watercolor.
Dimensions
sheet: 5 5/8 x 7 13/16 in. (14.3 x 19.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price Gift, 2007
Accession Number
2007.102
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate drawing, created around 1811–17 by the brothers Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld and Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld, captures an intimate moment of devotion between a mother and daughter. Rendered in pen and black ink with brush-applied watercolor, the work highlights the artists’ precise linear technique and subtle color washes, which lend warmth and depth to the figures’ prayerful poses before a simple altar. The medium allows for both fine detail in the women’s expressions and a soft, luminous quality that evokes quiet spirituality. The composition subtly references the...
About the Artist
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld|Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld · 1794–1872
German, Leipzig 1794–1872 Dresden