Old man with a candle, 1664

Title

Old man with a candle

Draughtsman

• Frans van Mieris the Elder

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• light study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert und datiert unten links (mit schwarzer Kreide): F. v. M. 1664.

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

• genre

Primary

• 31D16(+51) old man (+ standing)
• 31A231(+4) standing figure (+ three-quarter view)
• 41B31(+3) candle (+ giving someone a light)