Johannes der Evangelist, sitzend und schreibend

Title

Johannes der Evangelist, sitzend und schreibend

Draughtsman

• Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk?
• red chalk?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• red chalk drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Upper Italian

Production Reason

• figure study
• garment study
• ceiling painting design?

Captions Added Later

Verso unten mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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

• John the Evangelist

Primary

• 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll

Secondary

• 31A235 sitting figure