Assumption of Mary

Title

Assumption of Mary

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century
• 17th century

School

• Late Renaissance
• Italian Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• lead white
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• design for a room arrangement?

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links 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 the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels
• 11F35(+0) Mary as Queen of the apostles (+ variant)

Alternative Attribution

• Giovanni Battista della Rovere draughtsman; by note on mount
• Baldassarre Croce ? draughtsman; by note on mount

Historic Attribution

• Italian, 17th century draughtsman