Die Flucht nach Ägypten, mit einem Engel als Fackelträger, ca. 1777

Title

Die Flucht nach Ägypten, mit einem Engel als Fackelträger

Draughtsman

• Gottlieb Welté

Period Produced

• 18th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• watercolours
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing?

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 1867

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 2,13-14

Primary

• 73B641(+3) the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass (+ angel(s))
• 41BB32 torch - BB - torch held upside down
• 46C54221(+0) guide (~ conducted tour) (+ variant)