Petrus im Gefängnis, vom Engel geweckt

Title

Petrus im Gefängnis, vom Engel geweckt

Draughtsman

• Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn school

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet (mit der Feder in Braun): [unleserlich]; unten mittig (mit Bleistift): 139.
Verso unten links Stempel der Sammlung Freiherr Max von Heyl zu Herrnsheim, Darmstadt (Lugt 2879); Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Sumowski VIII.4114.1834

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 1903

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Peter (apostle)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Apostelgeschichte 12,6-17

Primary

• 73F21231 at night an angel opens the door of the prison ~ life and acts of Peter
• 11G angels
• 31B13 sleeping on the ground

Alternative Attribution

• Samuel van Hoogstraten ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Nicolaes Maes ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Adam Elsheimer draughtsman; declined, by note on mount

Historic Attribution

• Adam Elsheimer draughtsman