Saint Elisabeth

Title

Saint Elisabeth

Draughtsman

• Leopold von Bode

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• ink?
• Indian ink?
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• washing
• squaring

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• textile design

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert innerhalb der Einfassungslinie unten rechts (mit grauem Stift): Leop. Bode.; bezeichnet außerhalb der Einfassungslinie unten mittig (mit Bleistift): St. Elisabeth.

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

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 1893

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Elisabeth (landgravine of Thuringia)

Primary

• 11HH(ELISABETH OF HUNGARY)9 the wife and widow of the Landgrave of Thuringia, and Franciscan Tertiary, Elisabeth of Hungary; possible attributes: beggar, cripple, fish, loaves, leper, model of church, pitcher, roses in lap, scald-head, three crowns - portrait of female saint
• 25II5(+1) landscape with tower or castle - II - ideal landscapes (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)
• 25H112 rocks