Merkur überreicht Paris den Apfel

Title

Merkur überreicht Paris den Apfel

Draughtsman

• southern German, 17th century

Period Produced

• 17th century
• 16th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• watercolours
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• southern German

Production Reason

• composition study
• design for a room arrangement?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten mittig: [unleserlich] der / Paris [unleserlich] den goldenen Apfel / [unleserlich]

Captions Added Later

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

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
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Mercury
• Paris

Primary

• 94C112 Mercury brings Paris the golden apple

Secondary

• 92B58(CADUCEUS) caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury)
• 92B58(PETASUS) attributes of Mercury: petasus
• 92B58(WINGED SANDALS) attributes of Mercury: winged sandals

Historic Attribution

• Christoph Schwarz draughtsman