Dante und Vergil in der Unterwelt

Title

Dante und Vergil in der Unterwelt

Draughtsman

• Johann Anton Ramboux

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• watercolours
• gold
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• gold highlight

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten rechts (mit Bleistift): Bt

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1948

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Dante Alighieri

Illustrated Passage

• Dante Alighieri: Die Göttliche Komödie

Primary

• 83(DANTE, Divina Commedia) (scenes from) specific works of literature: Dante, Divina Commedia
• 82A(VIRGIL) Virgil
• 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)
• 31A25212(+4) arms crossed over the breast (+ three-quarter view)
• 31A25551(+931) index finger upwards (+ indicating, pointing at)