Der Heilige Bruno bringt den heidnischen Preußen die Botschaft des Evangeliums

Title

Der Heilige Bruno bringt den heidnischen Preußen die Botschaft des Evangeliums

Draughtsman

• German, 19th century
• Carl Heinrich Hermann ?

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• translucent paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• traced copy?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• copy?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert in der Darstellung unten mittig auf einem Täfelchen (mit Bleistift): C.H

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1942

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Bruno Cartusianus

Primary

• 11H(BRUNO)4 the founder of the Order of the Carthusians, Bruno; possible attributes: cross, finger at lips, lily, mitre at his feet, olive-branch, ray of light, skull, (seven) star(s) - non-miraculous activities and events ~ male saint
• 11P5 spreading the gospel; missionary work
• 46A7 crowd, mob
• 25H154(+1) glade, 'Lichtung im Wald' (+ landscape with figures, staffage)