Jacob wrestling with the angel, 1760

Title

Jacob wrestling with the angel

Draughtsman

• Gregorio Guglielmi

Period Produced

• 18th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Braun und mit Bleistift): Guglielmi // Guglielmi 1760
Verso bezeichnet mittig (mit Bleistift): VNA

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

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 1912

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jacob

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 32,23-33

Primary

• 71C3222 Jacob wrestles with the angel (or man) till daybreak; Jacob's thigh is put out of joint