Der Heilige Joseph hält das Christuskind in seinen Armen

Title

Der Heilige Joseph hält das Christuskind in seinen Armen

Draughtsman

• Leonello Spada ?

Period Produced

• 17th century
• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• paper

Technique

• chalk drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Upper Italian

Production Reason

• figure study
• light 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

• Joseph of Nazareth
• Christ Child

Primary

• 11H(JOSEPH)11 St. Joseph as foster-father of Christ, holding the child in his arms or leading him by the hand
• 41A7632 pillow

Alternative Attribution

• Vittorio Maria Bigari ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Leonello Spada draughtsman; declined, by note on mount