Johannes der Täufer predigt in der Wüste, ca. 1600

Title

Johannes der Täufer predigt in der Wüste

Draughtsman

• Leonaert Bramer ?

Period Produced

• 16th century
• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

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
• Biblical portrayal

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 3,1-2

Primary

• 73C11 John the Baptist preaching (perhaps Christ among the bystanders)
• 25H154(+1) glade, 'Lichtung im Wald' (+ landscape with figures, staffage)
• 41D221(TURBAN) head-gear: turban

Alternative Attribution

• Jacob de Wit ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Venetian, 16th century draughtsman; by note on mount
• Netherlandish, 16th century draughtsman; by note on mount, alternatively