Head of John the Baptist, ca. 1833 – 1835

Title

Head of John the Baptist

Draughtsman

• Philipp Veit

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• paper

Technique

• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• study
• sketch

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• J GREEN 1828

Work Catalogues

• Suhr 1991.306.Z.270

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
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• John the Baptist (prophet)

Primary

• 11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST) John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff
• 73C1 story of John the Baptist (Matthew 3; Mark 1:4-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34)
• 31D14(+4) adult man (+ three-quarter view)