David's atonement

Title

David's atonement

Draughtsman

• François Verdier

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• red chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• chalk drawing
• red chalk drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study
• movement study
• architecture study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet oben mittig (mit Kreide): 21; unten mittig: [unleserlich]

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links 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
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• David (king of Israel)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, 2. Samuel 12

Primary

• 11I62(DAVID)41 David penitent
• 46A7 crowd, mob
• 25I1(+0) city-view in general; 'veduta' (+ variant)