Roland slays Agramant, ca. 1822 – 1827

Title

Roland slays Agramant

Draughtsman

• Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Contractor, employer

• Carlo Massimo

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• watercolours
• gold powder
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• gold highlight

Geographic Reference

• German
• Italian

Production Reason

• composition study
• wall painting design

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

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
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Roland
• Agramante

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Ludovico Ariosto

Illustrated Passage

• Ludovico Ariosto: Der rasende Roland

Primary

• 83(ARIOSTO, Orlando Furioso) (scenes from) specific works of literature: Ariosto, Orlando Furioso
• 82A(ROLAND) Roland
• 31E23463 violent death by cleaving and striking weapons

Secondary

• 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman