A bear strangling a dog

Title

A bear strangling a dog

Draughtsman

• Johann Melchior Roos

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• translucent paper

Technique

• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• animal study

Watermark

• Traube mit Krone und den Buchstaben P C

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• animal depiction

Primary

• 25F23(BEAR)(+51) beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations)
• 34B11 dog