Christus und die Ehebrecherin

Title

Christus und die Ehebrecherin

Draughtsman

• Lucas Cranach the Elder

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten mittig bezeichnet (mit schwarzem Stift): [unleserlich]
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Hohe Krone [Fragment]

Work Catalogues

• Rosenberg 1960.35.A.8
• Girshausen 1936.51

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
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Twelve Apostles

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 7,53-8,11

Primary

• 73C7222 Pharisees bring a woman accused of adultery before Christ (John 8:2-11)

Alternative Attribution

• Lucas Cranach the Elder ? draughtsman; by literature