A neptune fountain

Title

A neptune fountain

Draughtsman

• Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• chalk drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Flemish

Production Reason

• composition study
• sculptural design

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten (von fremder Hand, mit der Feder in Braun): dese fonteyn zoude moeten costen met den neptunus / twee hoondert oude nj[unleserlich] guldens / V E Dienaer Pooter Schoenmaekers / beltsnyder in Antwerpens op do Meir / onde met de com[unleserlich] hondert guldens.
Unten links Stempel der Sammlung Rudolf Philipp Goldschmidt, Berlin (Lugt 2926)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• architecture
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Primary

• 48C2 sculpture
• 25I151 ornamental fountain
• 92H1 (story of) Neptune (Poseidon)