Die große Pest zu Neapel im Jahre 1656

Title

Die große Pest zu Neapel im Jahre 1656

Draughtsman

• Giacomo Farelli

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• composition study?
• presentation design?
• design for a painting?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert, datiert und bezeichnet unten mittig (mit der Feder in Braun): JAC. FARELLI / graffante peste Neapoli / Anno 1656.

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

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
• portrayal of a historical event

Primary

• 31A4621 plague
• 11F5 Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds
• 11H saints

Secondary

• 11G191 angel(s) represented as child(ren)
• 61A(1656) historical events and situations (1656)

Alternative Attribution

• Genoese, 17th century draughtsman; by note on mount