Rückführung des Herzogs Wilhelm von Aquitanien in die Kirche, 1731

Title

Rückführung des Herzogs Wilhelm von Aquitanien in die Kirche

Draughtsman

• Cosmas Damian Asam

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache paint
• graphite
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• white heightening
• graphite drawing
• primary coat

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• ceiling painting design

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten: C. D. Asam / [...] // 3968
Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Bushart/Rupprecht 1986.319.Z.36

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 1922

Genre

• historical narration

Persons Shown

• William of Gellone
• Jesus Christ

Primary

• 11H(BERNARD)42 St. Bernard of Clairvaux showing the wafer to the excommunicated Duke William of Aquitaine, who then falls at Bernard's feet

Secondary

• 73E12(+0) Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers (+ variant)
• 47B111 smith, blacksmith
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life