Maria, Johannes und Maria Magdalena unter dem Kreuz, ca. 1773 – 1774

Title

Maria, Johannes und Maria Magdalena unter dem Kreuz

Draughtsman

• Ignaz Günther

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque
• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• pencil drawing
• graphite drawing?
• squaring

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study
• sculptural design

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Woeckel 1975.466.79

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1922

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• John the Evangelist
• Mary Magdalene

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73D6411 Mary and John close together; sometimes Mary swooning ~ crucified Christ
• 73D642 crucified Christ with Mary Magdalene, who usually weeps and embraces the cross