Anbetung der Heiligen drei Könige

Title

Anbetung der Heiligen drei Könige

Draughtsman

• Netherlandish, 17th century

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Sumowski V.2404.1079

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

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

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)
• 11F421 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her in her lap (or in front of her bosom)
• 41D221(TURBAN) head-gear: turban

Alternative Attribution

• Arent de Gelder draughtsman; by written note
• Willem Drost ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn draughtsman; declined, by written note

Historic Attribution

• Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn draughtsman