Johannes der Täufer als Halbfigur mit dem Unterarm Christi, 1835

Title

Johannes der Täufer als Halbfigur mit dem Unterarm Christi

Draughtsman

• Philipp Veit

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• coal
• paper

Technique

• charcoal drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• preliminary drawing for a painting?
• preliminary drawing for a mural painting?

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Suhr 1991.306.Z.271

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

• John the Baptist (prophet)

Primary

• 11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST) John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff
• 31A224 arms
• 31A2541 gripping someone by the arm
• 73C1 story of John the Baptist (Matthew 3; Mark 1:4-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34)
• 31D14(+31) adult man (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))
• 31A2541(+31) gripping someone by the arm (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))