Saint Peter praying, half figure, ca. 1670 – 1679

Title

Saint Peter praying, half figure

Draughtsman

• Matthys van den Bergh

Verso

Der Heilige Paulus lesend, Halbfigur

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• figure study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert oben rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): v berg / 167[...]

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
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Peter (apostle)

Primary

• 73F21 life and acts of Peter
• 11Q21 one person praying
• 31A25221(+4) hands folded with fingers knit (+ three-quarter view)