God the Father appearing to Moses

Title

God the Father appearing to Moses

Draughtsman

• Pietro Antonio de Pietri

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• lead white
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Central Italian

Production Reason

• figure study
• light study

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten links (von fremder Hand, mit der Feder in Braun): Brandi

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• God the Father
• Moses
• Elijah

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Exodus 3
• Bibel, Altes Testament, 1. Könige 19

Primary

• 71E1312(+31) Moses communicating with God on Mount Sinai (the mountain may be covered by a thick cloud) (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Historic Attribution

• Giacinto Brandi draughtsman