Die Geschichte von Pyramus und Thisbe

Title

Die Geschichte von Pyramus und Thisbe

Draughtsman

• Arnold Houbraken

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for a book illustration?

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten rechts (von fremder Hand?): A. Houbraken

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

• Pyramus
• Thisbe

Associated Persons and Institutions

• William Shakespeare

Illustrated Passage

• William Shakespeare: Ein Sommernachtstraum

Primary

• 95A(PYRAMUS & THISBE) (story of) Pyramus and Thisbe