Feast of the Indian Corn by Addison Scurlock https://www.nga.gov/artworks/227477-feast-indian-corn
artist, upper left in graphite: Feast of the Indian Corn 1918; on recto, by unknown hand
artist, upper left in graphite: Feast of the Indian Corn 1918; on recto, by unknown hand
signed by artist, center left in graphite: Lillian Bassman / circa 1950; by unknown hand
Gearhart; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: G 237; lower left verso
Although called a nativity, this painting lacks the manger, ox, and ass traditionally found in scenes of Christ’s birth. It would be better interpreted as a mystical adoration of saints.
He holds a tall staff in one hand and points at Mary with the index finger of the
She braces the child’s torso with her left hand, to our right, and touches his
waist up except for a white cloth she loosely holds to her chest with her left hand
wears pearl earrings, a pearl necklace, and a four-stranded pearl bracelet on the hand
The engravings of Andrea Mantegna were the most influential prints produced in 15th-century Italy. Motifs from his creations appear in works by every major early Italian printmaker, and it was through Mantegna’s prints that Albrecht Dürer made his first acquaintance with the southern Renaissance.
The rider holds the reins of the snarling creature in one hand and holds a tall staff
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions by unknown hand, on lower left, in graphite:
lower right in graphite: Ed Ruscha 2006; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand