Angel Pietà, Jacopo Palma il Giovane
Jacopo Palma il Giovane
Angel Pietà
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Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Angel Pietà, ca. 1595 – 1600


Blatt
195 x 262 mm
Physical Description
Oil, framing lines in black (residues) on all sides, on rough light-brown laid paper
Inventory Number
3678
Object Number
3678 Z
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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About the Work

Among the extant works from Palma il Giovane’s extensive drawing oeuvre are some thirty oil sketches on paper. Like the example on view here, the majority of them served as preliminary studies for paintings. Using a semi-dry brush technique, the artist started by sketching the figures in dark brown. He then executed the shaded sections, likewise in brown, before finally adding several accents in white and ochre. With this method he created a light-dark continuum lending plasticity to the body of Christ and clarity to the figures’ spatial interrelationships.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Angel Pietà
Draughtsman
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil, framing lines in black (residues) on all sides, on rough light-brown laid paper
Material
Technique
Geographic Reference
Production Reason
Captions Added Later
Verso bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift): TINTORET
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer
Watermark
  • Nicht vorhanden
Work Catalogues
  • Tietze/Tietze-Conrat 1944.205.956

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Main Motif
Persons Shown
Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary
  • 73D7332 Man of Sorrows supported or accompanied by mourning angels, 'Engelpietà'
  • 11G1923 angel(s) with torch
Secondary
  • 22C311 nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things
  • 73D82(SHROUD) shroud ~ instruments of the Passion

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Last update

11.09.2023