A nun's bust

Title

A nun's bust

Draughtsman

• Nicolas Guibal

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• classicism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• chalk?
• handmade paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• study
• expression study

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unterhalb des Bildrahmens (mit Bleistift): Nicolas Guibal fec
Verso unten Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Primary

• 11P31522 nun(s)
• 31AA243(+4) head bent backwards - AA - female human figure (+ three-quarter view)