Die Heilige Margarete und die Heilige Barbara, ca. 1514 – 1517

Title

Die Heilige Margarete und die Heilige Barbara

Draughtsman

• Albrecht Altdorfer

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Danube region

Production Reason

• design for a painting
• presentation design?

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links bezeichnet (mit Bleistift): Albert Altdorfer; unten mittig: Ado [?]
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Winzinger 1952.71.19
• Becker 1938.142.134

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1889

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Margaret of Antioch (saint)
• Barbara (saint)

Primary

• 11HH(MARGARET)9 the virgin martyr Margaret of Antioch; possible attributes: cross, crown, dragon (under feet or on chain), (chaplet of) pearls - portrait of female saint
• 11HH(BARBARA)9 the virgin martyr Barbara; possible attributes: book, cannon(ball), crown, cross, chalice with wafer, Dioscuros (her father), peacock feather, sword, torches, mason's tools, tower - portrait of female saint

Secondary

• 41C321 cup
• 34B11 dog