Dem Heiligen Bernhard erscheint die Madonna mit dem Kinde

Title

Dem Heiligen Bernhard erscheint die Madonna mit dem Kinde

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century ?

Period Produced

• 16th century
• 17th century

School

• Late Renaissance
• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet oben mittig (von fremder Hand?; mit der Feder in Braun): Quadro Fatto a Arciueschouo Marciis[?] & Vescouado.

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

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Bernard of Clairvaux (saint)

Primary

• 11H(FRANCIS)(+2) founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata (+ Mary)
• 11FF432 Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in her lap or on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right
• 31D14(+54) adult man (+ kneeling)
• 92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Alternative Attribution

• Sienese, 16th century draughtsman; by note on mount
• Charles Mellin ? draughtsman; by note on mount