David and Goliath, ca. 1524 – 1526

Title

David and Goliath

Draughtsman

• Parmigianino

Inventor

• after Ugo da Carpi
• after Raphael

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• white heightening
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Parmesan
• Central Italian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a woodcut?
• study after a drawing?

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet mittig links (mit Bleistift): t22
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Gnann 2007.I.409.377
• Nicht bei Popham

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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

• David (king of Israel)
• Goliath

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, 1. Samuel 17,50-51