Assumption of Mary

Title

Assumption of Mary

Draughtsman

• Christian Wink

Verso

Ein Heiliger mit Kreuz vor dem auf Wolken thronenden Christus mit dem Kreuz, darüber die Taube des Heiligen Geistes

Period Produced

• 18th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• chalk drawing
• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• southern German

Production Reason

• composition study
• sketch

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten rechts: München Herbst 1852 / Auer Dult / G.A. Pretsch

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

Primary

• 73E77(+5) the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s))
• 31A27631 sitting or standing on clouds
• 11B32 Trinity in which God the Father and Christ are represented as persons, the Holy Ghost as dove