Jeremias Klage, 1848

Title

Jeremias Klage

Draughtsman

• Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• finished drawing
• preliminary drawing for a book illustration

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert und datiert innerhalb der Einfassungslinie unten links (mit der Feder in Schwarzgrau): 18 JSC [ligiert] 48

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links 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
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jeremiah (prophet)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Klagelieder Jeremias 1,1-2

Primary

• 71O77 Jeremiah lamenting over the destruction of Jerusalem
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 31A2531(+94) hand(s) bent towards the head (+ relations with sad character (expressive connotations))