Dantes Paradies für die Ausmalung der Decke im ersten Saal der Villa Massimo in Rom

Title

Dantes Paradies für die Ausmalung der Decke im ersten Saal der Villa Massimo in Rom

Draughtsman

• Philipp Veit

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• watercolours
• cardboard

Technique

• pen drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• ceiling painting design
• presentation design?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet über das Blatt verteilt (mit der Feder in Grau): GIUDA MACCABEO // DANTE // CACCIAGUIDA // CARLO M. // COSTANTINO // DAVID / MARTE // GIOVE; rechts: CARLO MARTELLO RE DUNGA // CUNIZZA // FOLCO DI MARS // RAAB // TOMMASO // ALBERTO // DIONISIO // DANTE // BEATRICE // CHRISOSTOMO // NATAN // BONAVENTURA / VENERE // SOLE; links: PIER DAMIANO // MACCARIO // ROMUALDO // BENEDETTO // BEATRICE // DANTE // PIETRO // GIOVANNI // GIACOMO / SATURNO // GEMINI; unten: DANTE // BEATRICE // CONSTANZA // PICCARDA // MARIA // ROMEO // GIUSTINANIO / LUNA // BERNARDO // DANTE // MERCURIO

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Suhr 1991.288.Z.69

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 1875 from the artist

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Dante (fictional character)
• Beatrice
• Luna
• Constance (Queen of Sicily)
• Piccarda Donati
• Mercury
• Romeo di Villanova
• Justinian I (Byzantine emperor)
• Venus
• Charles Martel of Anjou
• Cunizza da Romano
• Folquet de Marselha
• Rahab
• Sol
• Thomas Aquinas (saint)
• Albertus Magnus
• Dionysius Areopagita
• Nathan (prophet)
• Bonaventura (saint)
• Mars
• Judas Maccabeus
• Cacciaguida
• Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor)
• Jupiter
• Constantine I (Roman emperor)
• David (king of Israel)
• Saturn
• Petrus Damiani
• Romuald von Camaldoli
• Benedict of Nursia
• Peter (apostle)
• Mary
• Bernard of Clairvaux (saint)

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Dante Alighieri

Illustrated Passage

• Dante Alighieri: Die Göttliche Komödie, Paradies

Primary

• 83(DANTE, Divina Commedia) (scenes from) specific works of literature: Dante, Divina Commedia
• 24G spheres ~ heavens
• 23O23 Gemini (zodiacal sign of May)
• 11F the Virgin Mary
• 11S heaven, celestial paradise, New Earth
• 24G1 empyrean
• 11S1(+2) representations of celestial paradise (and its inhabitants) (+ Mary)
• 11F244 Mary enthroned
• 31AA27631(+1) sitting or standing on clouds - AA - female human figure (+ front view)
• 11G25 angels in adoration
• 31A231 standing figure