Christus und Magdalena (Ostermorgen)

Title

Christus und Magdalena (Ostermorgen)

Draughtsman

• Philipp Veit

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Wappen mit Lilie

Work Catalogues

• Suhr 1991.289.Z.88

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

• Jesus Christ
• Mary Magdalene

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 16,1-5
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 20,1

Primary

• 73E31 Mary Magdalene kneeling before Christ, who is usually represented as a gardener with a hoe and/or a spade; 'Noli me tangere'