Johannes der Täufer predigt in der Wüste, ca. 1659?

Title

Johannes der Täufer predigt in der Wüste

Draughtsman

• Paolo Veronese ?

Period Produced

• 16th century
• 17th century

School

• Late Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• cardboard

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Venetian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study
• design for a painting?
• study after a painting?
• study after a drawing?
• workshop copy?

Watermark

• Nicht feststellbar

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

Persons Shown

• John the Baptist (prophet)

Illustrated Passage

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

Primary

• 73A18 John the Baptist in the wilderness, usually accompanied by a lamb
• 11Q733 preaching (in general)
• 31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating

Alternative Attribution

• Pier Francesco Mola draughtsman; by note on mount
• Pier Francesco Mola workshop; draughtsman; by note on mount, alternatively