Der Heilige Antonius von Padua vor dem Christkind kniend

Title

Der Heilige Antonius von Padua vor dem Christkind kniend

Draughtsman

• Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• early Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk?
• chalk?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• red chalk drawing?
• chalk drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Bolognese

Production Reason

• figure study

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

• Anthony of Padua (saint)
• Christ Child

Primary

• 11H(ANTONY OF PADUA)341(+0) the Madonna appears to St. Antony of Padua; the Christ-child is handed over to Antony, or stretches out his arms to him (+ variant)

Alternative Attribution

• Giovanni Contarini ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Giovanni Contarini draughtsman; declined, by note on mount