Assumption of Mary, 1599

Title

Assumption of Mary

Draughtsman

• Johann Rottenhammer

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance
• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• watercolours
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Bavarian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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
• Twelve Apostles

Primary

• 73E77(+31) the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels (+ angel(s) floating in the air)
• 11G1911(+2) cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings (+ Mary)