Rape of Persephone, ca. 1685 – 1690

Title

Rape of Persephone

Draughtsman

• Pietro da Cortona ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Verso Marke des Kunsthändlers Guillaume-Jean Constantin, Paris (Lugt 3000); 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

• Pluto
• Proserpina

Primary

• 92N1231 the rape of Proserpina (by Pluto in his chariot); possibly with Diana and Minerva trying to rescue her

Alternative Attribution

• Giovanni Battista Gaulli draughtsman; by note on mount