Daniel in the lion's den, ca. 1838

Title

Daniel in the lion's den

Draughtsman

• Alfred Rethel

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• preliminary drawing for an etching
• preliminary drawing for a painting?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und bezeichnet unterhalb der Darstellung (mit Bleistift): Daniel in der Löwengrube von Alfred Rethel

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 1901

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Daniel (prophet)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Daniel 6

Primary

• 71P34 Daniel's punishment and liberation: Daniel in the lion's den ~ King Darius
• 71P343 early in the morning King Darius goes to the lion's den and finds Daniel alive
• 25F23(LION) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion