Paul preaching to Athens, ca. 1575 – 1585

Title

Paul preaching to Athens

Draughtsman

• Netherlandish, 16th century ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• early Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• composition study
• wall painting design?

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
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Paul (apostle)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Apostelgeschichte

Primary

• 73F22335 Paul in Athens: on the Areopagus he discusses with philosophers (in front of the temple of Mars)

Alternative Attribution

• François Quesnel ? draughtsman; by written note
• François Quesnel workshop ? draughtsman; alternatively, by written note
• Peter Candid ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Maarten de Vos circle ? draughtsman; by note on mount