Die Trinität mit Maria, den Heiligen Vitus und Christophorus, before 1732

Title

Die Trinität mit Maria, den Heiligen Vitus und Christophorus

Draughtsman

• Matthäus Günther

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• lead-tin alloy
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• lead-pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study
• composition study
• ceiling painting design

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Nicht bezeichnet

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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1921

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• God the Father
• Jesus Christ
• Holy Spirit
• Mary
• Christopher (saint)
• Vitus (saint)
• Trinity

Primary

• 11H(VITUS)9(+1) the martyr Vitus (Veit, Guy); possible attributes: bird, cauldron, cock, dog, hare, lamp, lion, loaf, model of church, stick (or cudgel) - portrait of male saint (+ Holy Trinity)
• 11H(CHRISTOPHER)0 the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ - male saint represented in a group
• 11D12 the cross ~ symbols of Christ
• 31A27631 sitting or standing on clouds

Historic Attribution

• Cosmas Damian Asam draughtsman