Allegory of friendship, 1808

Title

Allegory of friendship

Draughtsman

• Franz Pforr

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• handmade paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• pouncing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Nicht bezeichnet

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Lehr 1924.342.46

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• allegory

Persons Shown

• Italia
• Germania

Primary

• 56F23(+21) Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa) (+ two or more personifications pursuing one aim)
• 31A2543 gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands

Secondary

• 41A3281 key
• 25F3(+5262) birds (+ flying animal(s))
• 73D24 Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)