Marriage at Kana

Title

Marriage at Kana

Draughtsman

• Federico Zuccari ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Renaissance
• Italian Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study?

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): Lit.
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Vorhanden

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
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Twelve Apostles

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 2,1-12

Primary

• 73C611 the marriage-feast at Cana (John 2:1-11)
• 73C6113 Christ orders (six) jars to be filled with water ~ marriage-feast at Cana

Alternative Attribution

• Ercole Setti ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Federico Zuccari draughtsman; declined, by note on mount