Luna and Endymion, 1778

Title

Luna and Endymion

Draughtsman

• Januarius Zick

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Late Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten links: Ja: Zick inv: et pinx: / 1778

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• IV

Work Catalogues

• Straßer 1994.493.Z.117

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
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Luna
• Endymion

Primary

• 92C321 Diana (Luna) visiting the sleeping Endymion

Secondary

• 46C11 road, path
• 92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'