Christi Geburt, oben musizierende Engel

Title

Christi Geburt, oben musizierende Engel

Draughtsman

• Giovanni Battista Gaulli ?

Period Produced

• 17th century
• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study
• figure study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet mittig (mit der Feder in Grau): Gloria in excelsi[s] [de]o

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): bachicc
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,1-7

Primary

• 73B132 care of the new-born Christ-child, e.g. swaddling
• 11G21 angels singing, making music

Alternative Attribution

• Gaspare Diziani circle ? draughtsman; by note on mount