Luca Signorelli Painting his Dead Son, 1851

Title

Luca Signorelli Painting his Dead Son

Draughtsman

• Frederic Leighton Leighton of Stretton

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Black and grey chalk, white heightening

Material

• chalk
• vellum paper

Technique

• chalk drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• English

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert und datiert unten mittig (mit Kreide): FL 51.

Captions Added Later

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

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

Persons Shown

• Luca Signorelli

Primary

• 48C513(+12) portrait, self-portrait of painter (+ working situations)
• 31E12 deathbed
• 42B111 father with son(s) (father-love)
• 48C5152 palette