Die Kommunion der Heiligen Maria Magdalena, 1853

Title

Die Kommunion der Heiligen Maria Magdalena

Draughtsman

• Edward von Steinle

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• watercolours
• opaque white
• graphite-clay mixture
• cardboard

Technique

• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• white heightening
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• Austrian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert und datiert in der Darstellung unterhalb der Höhlenöffnung (mit dem Pinsel in Braun): ES [ligiert] / 1853

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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

• Mary Magdalene

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