Representation in the temple

Title

Representation in the temple

Draughtsman

• Johann Ernst Constantin Plesch

Inventor

• after Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Period Produced

• 18th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• Vergé paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a painting?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Verso signiert und bezeichnet: J. E. Plesch fecit. Dietrich pinxit.

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal
• interior

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Christ Child
• Simeon (prophet)
• Anna (prophetess)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,22-38

Primary

• 73B4 presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon (and Anna) present (Luke 2:22-39)
• 12A43 the Temple (in general) ~ Jewish religion
• 31A2331 kneeling on both knees
• 41A773(+1) container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase (+ metal)