Saint Francis of Assisi, ca. 1639 – 1642

Title

Saint Francis of Assisi

Draughtsman

• Laurent de La Hire

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• French classicism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• handmade paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• presentation design
• preliminary drawing for an engraving?

Captions Added Later

Unten links Stempel der Sammlung Pierre-Jean Mariette, Paris (Lugt 2097)

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

• Francis of Assisi (saint)

Primary

• 11H(FRANCIS)3 personal devotion of St. Francis of Assisi

Secondary

• 11Q43 stigmatization, stigmata
• 11Q651 crucifix ~ personal devotion
• 11Q22 aids for prayer, e.g. rosary
• 11P3154 habit, frock