Martyrdom of a Jesuit

Title

Martyrdom of a Jesuit

Draughtsman

• Lazzaro Baldi

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• design for an altarpiece?
• wall decoration design?
• presentation design?

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten links (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Dunkelbraun): Laz. Baldi.

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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1920

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Primary

• 11P3161 regular clerics, e.g. Jesuits, Redemptorists
• 11Q131 suffering in Christ's name
• 11G2 activities of angels (in heaven)