Helena's embarkment

Title

Helena's embarkment

Draughtsman

• Ambroise Dubois ?

Period Produced

• 16th century
• 17th century

School

• Baroque
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• opaque white
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten links (von fremder Hand, mit der Feder in Braun): 1484 [unleserlich]; (mit der Feder in Grau): Ambros de Bois; verso bezeichnet auf dem Montierungsbogen mittig (mit Bleistift): 2
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Helena
• Paris

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Homer

Illustrated Passage

• Homer: Ilias

Primary

• 95B(ERIGONE) (story of) Erigone
• 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone)
• 46C2325 poling, punting
• 46C272 passengers ~ ship

Alternative Attribution

• French, 17th century draughtsman; by note on mount