Allegory of friendship, 1808

Title

Allegory of friendship

Draughtsman

• Franz Pforr

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite-clay mixture
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• composition study
• copy?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Datiert und bezeichnet unten links: 1808 / POP

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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

• allegory

Persons Shown

• Italia
• Germania
• Sulamith
• Mary

Primary

• 56F231(+21) Fidelity in Friendship; 'Confermatione dell'Amicitia', 'Fede nell'Amicitia' (Ripa) (+ two or more personifications pursuing one aim)

Secondary

• 31A2543(+53) gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands (+ sitting)
• 33A52 hand on shoulder (friends)
• 34B11(+91) dog (+ animals used symbolically)
• 73D24 Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)