Descent of the Holy Spirit, ca. 1526

Title

Descent of the Holy Spirit

Draughtsman

• Parmigianino

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance
• Italian Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Parmesan

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• design for an altarpiece

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): Parmesan; bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Braun): [unleserlich]

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift): Lit. M
Unten rechts Trockenstempel des Kunsthändlers François Renaud, Paris (Lugt 1042); verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Gnann 2007.I.433.524
• Popham 1971.I..80.141

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Holy Spirit
• Twelve Apostles

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Apostelgeschichte 2,1-41

Primary

• 73E5 Pentecost: the Holy Ghost descends upon (Mary and) the apostles, sometimes Paul and/or representatives of the nations present (Acts 2:1-4)

Alternative Attribution

• Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli draughtsman; declined, by note on mount