The angel porter, ca. 1825 – 1830

Title

The angel porter

Draughtsman

• Ferdinand Fellner

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite-clay mixture
• vellum paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Schauz 1976.177.114

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
• literary representation

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Dante Alighieri

Illustrated Passage

• Dante Alighieri: Die Göttliche Komödie, Paradies

Primary

• 11G angels
• 11S4 the gate of heaven, entrance to heaven, 'porta coeli'
• 83(DANTE, Divina Commedia) (scenes from) specific works of literature: Dante, Divina Commedia