Saint Anton, ca. 1565 – 1569

Title

Saint Anton

Draughtsman

• Hans Speckaert

Production Place

• Rome?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• iron gall ink
• Indian ink?
• red chalk
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Flemish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• design for a print?

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet mittig mit einem nicht identifizierten Kürzel (schwarze Kreide); unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): H. Speckart
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

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

• Saint Anthony Abbot

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Athanasius Alexandrinus

Illustrated Passage

• Athanasius: Vita Antonii

Primary

• 11H(ANTONY ABBOT)9 the hermit Antony Abbot (Antonius Abbas) of Egypt, also called the Great; possible attributes: bell, book, T-shaped staff, flames, pig - portrait of male saint