Die Heilige Barbara oder Katharina von Alexandria

Title

Die Heilige Barbara oder Katharina von Alexandria

Draughtsman

• Maarten de Vos

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• squaring

Geographic Reference

• Flemish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• design for an altarpiece?

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
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Barbara (saint)
• Catherine of Alexandria (saint)

Primary

• 11HH(CATHERINE) the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel
• 49M32 book