Assumption of Mary

Title

Assumption of Mary

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century

Inventor

• after Tintoretto

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• coal?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Italian
• Venetian

Production Reason

• composition study
• study after a drawing?
• study after a painting?

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

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Twelve Apostles

Primary

• 73E77 the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels
• 73E752(+0) the apostles keep watch at Mary's tomb (+ variant)

Historic Attribution

• Tintoretto draughtsman