Herod the Great in Bethlehem

Title

Herod the Great in Bethlehem

Draughtsman

• Karl Sandhaas

Recto

Figurengruppen und Karikaturen

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• watercolours
• graphite-clay mixture
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet oben mittig (mit der Feder in Dunkelgrau): Herodes in Bethelhem [sic]; unten mittig (mit Bleistift): 189.; unten rechts: verte.

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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1914

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal
• caricature

Persons Shown

• Herod I (king of Judea)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 2

Primary

• 32A5 caricatures (human types)
• 31A(+53) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sitting)
• 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword