Der Heilige Nikolaus von Myra verteilt Geschenke

Title

Der Heilige Nikolaus von Myra verteilt Geschenke

Draughtsman

• Joseph Fratrel

Period Produced

• 18th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• watercolours
• gouache
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study
• colour study
• design for an etching

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1917

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Nicholas (saint)

Primary

• 11H(NICHOLAS)3 personal devotion of St. Nicholas
• 11P31131 insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier