Dance of the nymphs

Title

Dance of the nymphs

Draughtsman

• Hendrik Goudt

Part Number / Total

156 / 179

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• composition study
• movement study
• study

Captions Added Later

Verso 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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1868

Genre

• nude
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Primary

• 92L3 nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa)

Secondary

• 41D9 (showing oneself) undressed, quasi-nude
• 43C94 group dancing

Historic Attribution

• Adam Elsheimer circle; draughtsman