Saint Frances

Title

Saint Frances

Draughtsman

• Frans Pourbus the Younger

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Flemish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift) 5.7 h / 67 h [?]; Carraci
Verso unten links Trockenstempel der Sammlung Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam (Lugt 2034); Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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

• Francis of Assisi (saint)

Primary

• 11H(FRANCIS) founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata
• 11Q2121 meditation over skull and/or crucifix

Alternative Attribution

• Frans Pourbus the Younger draughtsman; declined, by note on mount