Flora with two genii

Title

Flora with two genii

Draughtsman

• Jacob de Wit

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und bezeichnet unten links (mit Rötel): JdWit invt[?] / x F

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

• Flora

Primary

• 96A23 (story of) Flora
• 96A43 Genii (Roman tutelary spirits); 'Genio' (Ripa)
• 25G4111 garland, wreath