Death of the Virgin

Title

Death of the Virgin

Draughtsman

• Pirro Ligorio ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance
• Italian Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• red chalk drawing
• pen drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Beschriftung des Ploos van Amstel (mit der Feder, Lugt 3002, 3003, 3004); Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Mary
• John the Evangelist
• Twelve Apostles

Primary

• 73E74 the Dormition: Mary on her deathbed; the apostles are gathered around her (John the Evangelist may be shown sleeping or dreaming)

Alternative Attribution

• Francesco Salviati draughtsman; by note on mount
• Alessandro Allori ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Giuseppe Porta ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Pirro Ligorio draughtsman; declined, by note on mount