Gretchen in the dungeon

Title

Gretchen in the dungeon

Draughtsman

• Philipp Winterwerb

Part Number / Total

1 / 4

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• chalk
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study
• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet mittig rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): extra [unleserlich] Imperial Velin. / [...]

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
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Gretchen

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Illustrated Passage

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust, Szene im Kerker

Primary

• 82AA(GRETCHEN) Gretchen
• 83(GOETHE, Faust) (scenes from) specific works of literature: Goethe, Faust
• 31AA(+56) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ lying)
• 44G311 prison, jail