Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers, ca. 1755

Title

Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers

Draughtsman

• Januarius Zick

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• composition study
• light study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Straßer 1994.489.Z.89

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 1922

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• John the Baptist (prophet)
• Salome (daughter of Herodias)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73C1333 the beheading of John the Baptist
• 31E236212 headless body of a beheaded person
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life