Adoration of the kings, 1677

Title

Adoration of the kings

Draughtsman

• Gilbert Francart

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque
• French classicism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for a print?
• preliminary drawing for a painting?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert in der Darstellung in der Laibung des Torbogens (mit der Feder in Braun): Gilbert. / Francart / in. et fecit / 1677

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

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
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Christ Child
• Three Wise Men
• Caspar
• Melchior
• Balthazar

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 2,1-12

Primary

• 73B57 adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)