Angelic concert in the clouds, ca. 1640 – 1660

Title

Angelic concert in the clouds

Draughtsman

• French, 17th century
• Pierre Mignard ?

Production Place

• Rome

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink
• Indian ink
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• composition study
• study after a ceiling painting?
• ceiling painting design?

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten rechts (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Braun): mignard

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
• Biblical portrayal
• depiction of a saint

Primary

• 11G21 angels singing, making music

Secondary

• 48CC7334 organ - CC - out of doors
• 48CC7323 lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo - CC - out of doors
• 48CC7311 violin, fiddle - CC - out of doors
• 48C74 notation of music