Gott zerstört die Marterwerkzeuge der Heiligen Katharina

Title

Gott zerstört die Marterwerkzeuge der Heiligen Katharina

Draughtsman

• Pietro da Cortona ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• early Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• lead white
• Vergé paper

Technique

• chalk drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet (mit der Feder): Pietro Berrottini da Cortona
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Catherine of Alexandria (saint)

Primary

• 11HH(CATHERINE)631 the wheel of St. Catherine of Alexandria is destroyed by a thunderbolt from heaven, or by angels with a sword