Allegory of the Cordons of St. Francis, ca. 1586

Title

Allegory of the Cordons of St. Francis

Draughtsman

• Ludovico Carracci

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

pen in brown ink over preliminary sketch in black chalk, grey-brown wash on laid paper, within black framing lines

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Upper Italian

Production Reason

• design for an engraving?
• study after a drawing?
• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten mittig (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Grau): Carracio

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

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Francis of Assisi (saint)
• Sixtus V
• Clare of Assisi (saint)
• Anthony of Padua (saint)

Primary

• 11H(FRANCIS)41 St. Francis of Assisi preaching
• 11F4 Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child
• 31A27631 sitting or standing on clouds

Secondary

• 31A2331 kneeling on both knees

Alternative Attribution

• Agostino Carracci draughtsman; by note on mount
• after Filippo Bellini inventor; by note on mount, alternatively
• Genoese, 16th century draughtsman; by note on mount, alternatively
• Giulio Benso ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Agostino Carracci draughtsman; declined, by written note