Der Heilige Franziskus in der Höhle

Title

Der Heilige Franziskus in der Höhle

Draughtsman

• Laurent de La Hire

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• ink?
• Indian ink?
• cardboard

Technique

• chalk drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Verso Marke des Kunsthändlers Guillaume-Jean Constantin, Paris (Lugt 3000) mit eingestempelter Nummer 24, bezeichnet in der Kartusche: Laurent de Lahire / Cabt Collet et joubert; Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

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) founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata
• 11H(FRANCIS)33 St. Francis of Assisi rejects his earthly heritage; standing before the bishop he gives his fine clothes to his father; the bishop covers Francis with his cloak
• 25H119(+1) cave, grotto (+ landscape with figures, staffage)
• 11Q331 anchorite, hermit