Caption

Saint Margaret with a Dragon, Hans Thoma 1839–1924, ca. 1907. Drawing, height 51 cm, width 33.3 cm. Subject: Margaret the Martyr Saint; ?–ca. 303–305 shown with a dragon; figure studies; dragons fantasy; lives of saints; designs for paintings. Style/roles: draughtsman; German drawings., A standing female figure drawn in pencil and white highlights, wearing a long, flowing dress with gathered sleeves and a sash at the waist, her head tilted downward and hair pulled back with a simple headband; the figure is shown full-length against a faint gridded background with light sketch lines and partial outlines of other shapes, and the visible colors are shades of gray, black, white, and a beige paper tone.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_204

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67.4Mb (5.1Mb) / 13.1in x 20.0in / 3929 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Saint Margaret Dragon Hans Thoma 1839–1924 ca 1907 Drawing height 51 cm width 33.3 cm Subject Margaret Martyr Saint –ca 303–305 shown dragon figure studies dragons fantasy lives saints designs paintings Style roles draughtsman German drawings standing female figure drawn pencil white highlights wearing long flowing dress gathered sleeves sash waist head tilted downward hair pulled back simple headband figure shown full-length faint gridded background light sketch lines partial outlines shapes visible colors shades gray black white beige paper tone.