Die drei Hexen beschwören vor Macbeth ein blutiges Kind herauf, ca. 1807 – 1808

Title

Die drei Hexen beschwören vor Macbeth ein blutiges Kind herauf

Draughtsman

• Franz Pforr

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• watercolour painting

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

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

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Macbeth

Associated Persons and Institutions

• William Shakespeare

Illustrated Passage

• William Shakespeare: Macbeth, 4. Akt

Primary

• 82A(MACBETH) Macbeth
• 13B423 incantation, magic sentence
• 31D17(+73) old woman (+ three persons)
• 31D11211 toddler (male)
• 31B2 vision
• 25FF42 fabulous animals ~ snakes (aspic, dragon, hydrus, hydra, amphisbaena, horned snake, cerastes)
• 41B13 stirring up a fire