Finding of the Moses Boy

Title

Finding of the Moses Boy

Draughtsman

• Sebastiano Ricci

Verso

Architectural study

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Venetian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Nicht bezeichnet

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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1916

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Moses

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament

Primary

• 71E11241 Moses is pulled out of the water by the servants
• 41A643(+0) pyramids (garden ornaments) (+ variant)