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Christ Blessing the Virgin

Martin Schongauer (German, 1430–1491)
Cristus segnet Maria (Christ Blessing the Virgin), ca. 1485
Engraving on paper
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections;
Purchased with funds from the Mildred M. Bohen Deaccessioning Fund, 2007.12

On Line

September 12, 2008 – January 11, 2009
Print Gallery

On Line celebrates the Art Center’s 60th anniversary and highlights two recently acquired important old master prints in which line plays an exceptional role: Martin Schongauer’s engraving, Christ Blessing the Virgin (ca. 1480) and Augustin Hirschvogel’s etching, Courtyard of a Castle (1543). On Line presents a concise “linear” history of graphic arts from the 15th century to the present through a selection of prints, drawings, computer-generated images, and photographs in which line serves as the primary visual language or is an essential part of the image.

Amy Worthen, curator of prints, is the organizer of the exhibition. On Line and its illustrated gallery guide are supported by a generous donation from the Des Moines Art Center Print Club.

Download the Gallery guide here: On Line Gallery Guide

The Gallery Guide is a PDF file and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view, which is a free download.

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Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688) St. Joseph, n.d.; Engraving on paper
John C. Huseby Print Collection of the Des Moines Art Center through Bequest, 1994.250

Reginald H. Neal (American, born England, 1909–1992) Red Circle Moiré, 1965
Screenprint on plastic and Plexiglas; Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections;
Purchased with funds from the Marijane Morgan Memorial Fund, 1965.50.

Johann Jacob Thourneyser (Swiss, 1636–1718), (engraver) after Joachim von Sandrart (German, 1606–1688), (designer), Venus with a Shell, 1678; Engraving on paper
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Florence Kruidenier Commemorative Birthday Purchase Fund, 1965.10.

Pat Steir (American, born 1938) Large Line, 1976; Etching with hand coloring on paper
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased by the Everett and Ruth Baker Memorial Fund, 1977.3