Johannes der Täufer predigt in der Wüste

Title

Johannes der Täufer predigt in der Wüste

Draughtsman

• Giovanni Andrea Sirani ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• coal?
• graphite?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?
• graphite drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Bolognese

Production Reason

• composition study

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

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)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 3,1-2
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 1,4-5
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 3,2-3
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 1,23

Primary

• 73C11 John the Baptist preaching (perhaps Christ among the bystanders)
• 46A71 individual versus mass

Alternative Attribution

• Elisabetta Sirani draughtsman; by note on mount