Assumption of Mary

Title

Assumption of Mary

Draughtsman

• Ercole Procaccini d. J. ?

Period Produced

• 17th century
• 16th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet auf dem Montierungsbogen oben mittig (mit der Feder in Braun): Procaccini No. 358. / (mit Bleistift): Ercole Procaccini (1596-1676) / Studie zur "Himmelfahrt Mariä" in Sa. Maria Maggiore zu Bergamo
Verso auf dem Montierungsbogen Stempel mit bekröntem Wappen einer nicht identifizierten Sammlung (nicht bei Lugt)

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 the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels
• 73E74(+0) the Dormition: Mary on her deathbed; the apostles are gathered around her (John the Evangelist may be shown sleeping or dreaming) (+ variant)

Alternative Attribution

• Federico Zuccari draughtsman; by note on mount
• Federico Zuccari draughtsman; declined, by note on mount