Hovering genius

Title

Hovering genius

Draughtsman

• Pietro da Cortona

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• early Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• watercolours
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• ceiling painting design
• presentation design?

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel der Sammlung Rudolf Philipp Goldschmidt, Berlin (Lugt 2926); 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

• allegory

Primary

• 96A43 Genii (Roman tutelary spirits); 'Genio' (Ripa)