Ratgebs Anbetung der Heiligen drei Könige im Karmeliterkloster in Frankfurt am Main, ca. 1850

Title

Ratgebs Anbetung der Heiligen drei Könige im Karmeliterkloster in Frankfurt am Main

Draughtsman

• Karl Kappes

Inventor

• after Christian Becker
• after Jörg Ratgeb

Period Produced

• 19th century
• 16th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• squaring
• stylus drawing

Geographic Reference

• German
• southern German

Production Reason

• study after a print?
• study after a mural painting?
• preliminary drawing for an etching

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet in der Darstellung unten in den Schrifttafeln (mit Bleistift): [unleserlich]; rechts im Türrahmen: [unleserlich]

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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1886

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Three Wise Men
• Caspar
• Melchior
• Balthazar

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 2,1-12

Primary

• 73B57(+2) adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) (+ Mary)
• 25I14 public road