Der gekreuzigte Christus, Gottvater und der Heilige Geist in einer Landschaft mit Assistenzfiguren, 1539

Title

Der gekreuzigte Christus, Gottvater und der Heilige Geist in einer Landschaft mit Assistenzfiguren

Draughtsman

• Hans Mielich

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• white heightening
• primary coat

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert und datiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz und Weiß): HM / ·1539·

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten links (von fremder Hand, mit der Feder in Schwarz): 1550

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1926

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• God the Father
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Christ
• John the Evangelist

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73D642 crucified Christ with Mary Magdalene, who usually weeps and embraces the cross

Secondary

• 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
• 11B32 Trinity in which God the Father and Christ are represented as persons, the Holy Ghost as dove
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life
• 41D271 fluttering lappet of vestment, 'Pneumazipfel'